| heshvan | (n) the second month of the civil year; the eighth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in October and November) |
| hesiod | (n) Greek poet whose existing works describe rural life and the genealogies of the gods and the beginning of the world (eighth century BC) |
| hesitance | (n) a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something, Syn. hesitancy |
| hesitant | (adj) lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly, Syn. hesitating |
| hesitantly | (adv) with hesitation; in a hesitant manner, Syn. hesitatingly, Ant. unhesitatingly, Example: he finally accepted hesitantly |
| hesitate | (v) pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness, Syn. waffle, waver, Example: Authorities hesitate to quote exact figures |
| hesitate | (v) interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing, Syn. pause, Example: The speaker paused |
| hesitation | (n) indecision in speech or action, Syn. vacillation, wavering |
| hesitation | (n) the act of pausing uncertainly, Syn. faltering, waver, falter, Example: there was a hesitation in his speech |
| hesperides | (n) (Greek mythology) group of 3 to 7 nymphs who guarded the golden apples that Gaea gave as a wedding gift to Hera, Syn. Atlantides |
| Hesitancy | n. [ L. haesitantia a stammering. ] |
| Hesitant | a. [ L. haesitans, p. pr. of haesitare: cf. F. hésitant. See Hesitate. ] |
| Hesitantly | adv. With hesitancy or doubt. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Hesitate | v. t. To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant manner. [ Poetic & R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Hesitate | v. i. |
| hesitater | n. one who hesitates. |
| hesitating | adj. holding back because of doubt or lack of confidence. |
| Hesitatingly | adv. With hesitation or doubt. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Hesitation | n. [ L. haesitatio: cf. F. hésitation. ] |
| Hesitative | a. Showing, or characterized by, hesitation. [ 1913 Webster ] [ He said ] in his mild, hesitative way. R. D. Blackmore. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Hessematrix { f } [ math. ] | Hessian [Add to Longdo] |
| Hessenberg-Form { f } [ math. ] | Hessenberg form [Add to Longdo] |
| Hessenberg-Matrix { f } [ math. ] | Hessenberg matrix [Add to Longdo] |
| hessisch | Hessian [Add to Longdo] |
| Hessen { n } | Hesse [Add to Longdo] |
| Hesse { m }; Hessin { f } | Hessian [Add to Longdo] |
| hessisch { adj } | Hessian [Add to Longdo] |