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a. [ L. humus the earth, ground: cf. F. humique. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, vegetable mold; as, humic acid. See Humin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. humus the ground + cubare to lie down. ] The act or practice of lying on the ground. [ Obs. ] Abp. Bramhall. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. humidus, umidus, fr. humere, umere, to be moist; akin to uvidus moist, Gr. "ygro`s, Skr. uksh to wet, sprinkle, and Icel. vökr moist, and perh. to E. ox: cf. F. humide.] Containing sensible moisture; damp; moist; as, a humidair or atmosphere; somewhat wet or watery; as, humid earth; consisting of water or vapor. [1913 Webster]

Evening cloud, or humid bow. Milton. [1913 Webster]

n. The act or process of increasing the moisture content; -- usually used of gases, especially air.
Syn. -- moisturization. [ PJC ]

n. A device that increases the moisture content of the air; -- used to avoid excessive dryness in buildings, which can cause irritation to the throat. Compare dehumidifier.
Syn. -- moisturization. [ PJC ]

v. t. to render (gases, especially air) humid or to increase the moisture content of; as, We have a machine that humidifies the air in the house.
Syn. -- moisturize, make humid, make more humid. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. humidité. ] 1. Moisture; dampness; a moderate degree of wetness, which is perceptible to the eye or touch; -- used especially of the atmosphere, or of anything which has absorbed moisture from the atmosphere, as clothing. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Specifically: The content of water vapor in the air, expressed as a percent of the maximum amount of water vapor that the air can hold at the given temperature; also called relative humidity. The capacity of the air to hold moisture increases with temperature, so if the temperature changes without changing the absolute content of the atmospheric moisture, the relative humidity will also change. [ PJC ]

relative humidity Same as humidity{ 2 }. [ PJC ]

☞ In hygrometrical reports (as of the United States Signal Service) complete saturation of the air by water vapor is designated by a relative humidity of 100, and its partial saturation by smaller numbers in direct proportion to the actual content of water vapor. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Humidity. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. humus ground + fusus, p. p. of fundere to spread. ] (Bot.) Spread over the surface of the ground; procumbent. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. humilians, p. pr. of humiliare. ] Humiliating; humbling. “Humiliant thoughts.” [ R. ] Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Humiliated p. pr. & vb. n. Humiliating. ] [ L. humiliatus, p. p. of humiliare. See Humble. ] To reduce to a lower position in one's own eyes, or in the eyes of others; to cause a loss of pride or dignity; to humble; to mortify. [ 1913 Webster ]

We stand humiliated rather than encouraged. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. brought low in condition or status; reduced in dignity; humbled; mortified.
Syn. -- broken, crushed, humbled, low, mortified. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. causing humiliation. [ Narrower terms: undignified (vs. dignified) ]
Syn. -- demeaning, humbling, mortifying. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. humiliatio: cf. F. humiliation. ] 1. The act of humiliating or humbling; abasement of pride; mortification. Bp. Hopkins. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state of being humiliated, humbled, or reduced to lowliness or submission. [ 1913 Webster ]

The former was a humiliation of Deity; the latter a humiliation of manhood. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Humilities [ OE. humilite, OF. humilité, humelité, F. humilité, fr. L. humiliatis. See Humble. ] 1. The state or quality of being humble; freedom from pride and arrogance; lowliness of mind; a modest estimate of one's own worth; a sense of one's own unworthiness through imperfection and sinfulness; self-abasement; humbleness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Serving the Lord with all humility of mind. Acts xx. 19. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An act of submission or courtesy. [ 1913 Webster ]

With these humilities they satisfied the young king. Sir J. Davies.

Syn. -- Lowliness; humbleness; meekness; modesty; diffidence. -- Humility, Modesty, Diffidence. Diffidence is a distrust of our powers, combined with a fear lest our failure should be censured, since a dread of failure unconnected with a dread of censure is not usually called diffidence. It may be carried too far, and is not always, like modesty and humility, a virtue. Modesty, without supposing self-distrust, implies an unwillingness to put ourselves forward, and an absence of all over-confidence in our own powers. Humility consists in rating our claims low, in being willing to waive our rights, and take a lower place than might be our due. It does not require of us to underrate ourselves. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. humus the earth, ground. ] (Chem.) A bitter, brownish yellow, amorphous substance, extracted from vegetable mold, and also produced by the action of acids on certain sugars and carbohydrates; -- called also humic acid, ulmin, gein, ulmic or geic acid, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ From native name. ] (Bot.) A fragrant balsam obtained from Brazilian trees of the genus Humirium. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Named after Sir A. Hume. ] (Min.) A mineral of a transparent vitreous brown color, found in the ejected masses of Vesuvius. It is a silicate of iron and magnesia, containing fluorine. [ 1913 Webster ]