English words: human development to humility
300 English words, part 84 of 108 of the words starting with H, A to Z. 40 have a page of their own.
English words human development to humility
- human development noun: The process of enlarging the freedoms and opportunities of people and improving their well-being.
- human directional noun: A human billboard indicating the location of a nearby business, for example with an arrow-shaped sign.
- Human Domestication Guide noun: A subgenre of erotic fiction, set in an alternate universe in which all-powerful plant aliens arrive on Earth to defeat humanity and keep them as pets.
- human-dominated adjective: having been altered from its natural state by human activity to the point where the natural element is not as prominent as the human alterations.
- human enhancement noun: The use of technology or natural means to overcome the limitations of the human body.
- human error noun: a mistake made by a human, as opposed to a machine, or natural occurrences
- human factors noun: The application of psychological and physiological principles to the engineering and design of products, processes, and systems, so as to reduce human...
- human flag noun: A feat of strength where the body is parallel to the ground supported by a vertical bar.
- human flea noun: A species of flea, Pulex irritans, with a variety of hosts, that is relatively prevalent among humans.
- human-flesh search noun: Research at an Internet forum where questions may be posed for other people to answer.
- human flesh search engine noun: The Chinese phenomenon of distributed research using Internet media such as blogs and forums, sometimes as a form of vigilantism against an individual...
- human fracking noun: The use of information technology to exploit human attention in ways that are net counterproductive to the persons thus exploited (because whatever benefit...
- human-free adjective: Having no humans.
- human geographer noun: A specialist in human geography.
- human geography noun: The branch of geography that studies the relationships between the physical environment and the activities of humans.
- human hand noun: The collective industriousness of humanity.
- human immune deficiency virus noun: Alternative form of human immunodeficiency virus.
- human immunodeficiency virus noun: Either of the two species of retroviruses that infect cells in the human immune system and can potentially lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
- human immunodeficiency virus 1 noun: A subtype of HIV, the most common and pathogenic strain of the virus, related to viruses found in chimpanzees and gorillas living in western Africa.
- human immunodeficiency virus 2 noun: A subtype of HIV, not widely recognized outside of Africa, related to viruses found in the sooty mangabey.
- human insulin noun: The insulin produced by (the pancreas of) the human body, as contrasted with porcine insulin, bovine insulin, murine insulin, or other animalian forms,...
- human intelligence noun: Intelligence-gathering by means of human sources and interpersonal communication.
- human interest noun: A kind of journalism that discusses a person or people in an emotional way so as to arouse interest or sympathy.
- human interest story noun: A soft news story that is intended to evoke emotion, empathy, humour, inspiration, etc., in the audience.
- human interface device noun: Any hardware device allowing a user to interact with a computer, such as a keyboard or mouse.
- human kind noun: Alternative form of humankind.
- human knot noun: A team-building exercise in which a group of people form a circle and hold hands with others in the circle, and then disentangle themselves.
- human leukocyte antigen noun: a complex of genes on chromosome 6 in humans which encode cell-surface proteins responsible for the regulation of the immune system
- human-like adjective: Alternative form of humanlike.
- human-made adjective: Created by people, as opposed to occurring in nature; artificial or synthetic.
- human microphone noun: A means of delivering a speech to a large group of people, wherein persons gathered around the speaker repeat the speaker's words, thus amplifying the voice...
- human milk noun: Breast milk.
- human movement noun: The academic study of how human beings move around, perform and exercise, especially in sport.
- human nature noun: The fundamental set of qualities, and the range of behaviour, shared by (or believed by many to be shared by) all humans; the probabilities about thoughts,...
- human-occupied vehicle noun: A type of submersible that delivers a group of pilots, scientists, or electronic equipment down in water and onto the seafloor.
- human papilloma virus noun: Alternative form of human papillomavirus.
- human papillomavirus noun: Any of a large number of virus species or subspecies in the family Papillomaviridae that affect humans, sometimes causing cervical or other cancer;...
- human potential movement noun: initiative encapsulating self-help groups, encounter groups and sensitivity training in order to attempt to increase human potential
- human-powered adjective: Alternative form of manpowered.
- human pyramid noun /ˌhjuː.mənˈpɪ.ɹə.mɪd/: A tower made of people standing or kneeling on top of each other.
- human race noun: Mankind, humanity; humankind; Homo sapiens
- human-readable adjective: That can be read by humans (as well as computers), such as a file format based on plain text.
- human relations noun: The relations or study of relations with or between people, particularly their treatment in a business or professional setting.
- human resource management noun: The process of hiring and developing employees so that they become more valuable to the organization.
- human resources noun: The personnel department of an organization, dealing with the recruitment, administration, management and training of employees.
- human resources management noun: Alternative form of human resource management.
- human right noun: A basic right that all humans should be guaranteed by virtue of them being human.
- human-rightist noun: A proponent of human-rightism.
- human rights noun /ˌhjuːmən ˈɹaɪtz/: The set of basic rights and freedoms that all humans should be guaranteed, including the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and...
- human roulette wheel noun: Synonym of devil's wheel (“amusement ride”).
- human sacrifice noun: The killing of one or more human beings as part of a religious ritual.
- human safari noun: Deliberate terrorism against civilians using explosive drones.
- human seminal plasma protein hypersensitivity noun: A rare allergy to certain proteins found in human semen.
- human services noun: An interdisciplinary field of study with the objective of meeting human needs through an applied knowledge base, focusing on prevention and remediation of...
- human settlement noun: A place where people establish a community and live, often characterized by the presence of housing, infrastructure, and social organization.
- human shield noun: Civilians which a military group has deliberately placed combat targets near to deter an enemy from attacking those targets.
- human smuggling noun: The illegal transportation of a person or persons across an international border.
- human statue noun: Synonym of living statue.
- human terrain noun: The social and cultural aspects of an operational environment, especially in a military context.
- human touch noun: The ability of a person to deal with others in a personable and empathetic way.
- human trafficker noun: One who is engaged in human trafficking.
- human trafficking noun: A criminal activity in which people are recruited, harbored, transported, bought, or kidnapped to serve an exploitative purpose, such as sexual slavery,...
- human wave noun: A frontal assault by unprotected densely concentrated infantry against the enemy line.
- human year noun: A regular calendar year, as opposed to a dog year or the "year" of any other animal species.
- human zoo noun: An exhibition of aboriginal humans in a facsimile of their normal cultural setting.
- humanate adjective: Imbued with humanity.
- humanation noun: The fact or process of becoming human.
- humanburger noun: A hamburger prepared with human meat.
- humancentric adjective: Focusing on human beings; anthropocentric.
- humancentrism noun: Synonym of anthropocentrism.
- humane adjective /hjuːˈmeɪn/: Having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate.
- humane society noun: An organization with the aim of stopping cruelty to animals.
- humanely adverb /hjuːˈmeɪn.li/: In a humane manner.
- humaneness noun: The property of being humane.
- humanesque adjective: Resembling or depicting a human.
- humanewash verb: To engage in the animal welfare analogue of greenwashing.
- humanewashing noun, verb: The animal welfare analogue of greenwashing.
- humanflesh noun: Humans collectively.
- humanfree adjective: Alternative form of human-free.
- humanhood noun: The state or period of being human.
- humanicide noun: The destruction of the human race.
- humanics noun: The study of human nature.
- humanid noun: A creature similar in appearance and characteristics to a human.
- humanification noun: The process or result of humanifying.
- humaniform adjective, noun: Like a human or that of a human in form or appearance.
- humanify verb: To give humanity to; to make human or relatable.
- humanimal adjective: Between human beings and animals.
- humanin noun: A polypeptide that has neuroprotective and cytoprotective properties.
- humanisation noun: Alternative form of humanization.
- humanise verb: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of humanize.
- humaniser noun: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of humanizer.
- humanish adjective: Like or befitting a human, especially in appearance, character, nature, etc.; humanlike; humane
- humanism noun /ˈhjuːmənɪz(ə)m/: The study of the humanities or the liberal arts; literary (especially classical) scholarship.
- humanist adjective, noun /ˈhjuːmənɪst/: A scholar of one of the subjects in the humanities.
- humanist minuscule noun: Synonym of whiteletter.
- humanistic adjective /ˌhjuːməˈnɪ.stɪk/: Of or pertaining to humanism.
- humanistical adjective: humanistic
- humanistically adverb: In a humanistic way.
- humanitarian adjective, noun /hjʊˌmæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən/: Relating to people's welfare.
- humanitarian corridor noun /hjʊˌmæ.nɪˈtɛː.ɹɪ.ən ˈkɒ.ɹɪ.dɔː/: A type of temporary demilitarized zone intended to allow the safe transit of humanitarian aid into, and/or refugees out of, a crisis-hit region.
- humanitarian crisis noun: A singular event or a series of events that are threatening in terms of health, safety or well-being of a community or large group of people.
- humanitarian intervention noun: The deployment of army personnel for humanitarian-motivated goals.
- humanitarianise verb: Alternative form of humanitarianize.
- humanitarianising adjective, verb: Of or characteristic of something or someone rendered humanitarian.
- humanitarianism noun: A humanitarian philosophy or practice.
- humanitarianist noun: Synonym of humanitarian.
- humanitarianization noun: The act or process of humanitarianizing.
- humanitarianize verb: To render humanitarian.
- humanitarianizing adjective, verb: Of or characteristic of something or someone rendered humanitarian.
- humanitarianly adverb /hjuˌmæn.ɪˈtɛə.ɹi.ən.li/: In a humanitarian manner.
- humanitarianness noun: The quality of being humanitarian.
- humanitary adjective: humanitarian
- humanitian noun /ˌhjuːməˈnɪʃən/: A humanist.
- humanities noun /hjuˈmæn.ɪ.tiz/: Synonym of classical studies: the study of Ancient Greek and Latin, their literature, etc.
- humanity noun /hjuˈmænɪti/: Humankind; human beings as a group.
- humanizable adjective: Capable of being humanized.
- humanization noun: The act of humanizing.
- humanizational adjective: Of or relating to humanization.
- humanize verb /ˈhjuː.mə.naɪz/: To make human; to give or cause to have the fundamental properties of a human.
- humanizer noun: One who humanizes.
- humankind noun /ˌhjuːmənˈkaɪnd/: The human race; mankind, humanity; Homo sapiens.
- humanless adjective: Devoid of human beings.
- humanlessness noun: Absence of human beings.
- humanlike adjective: Having characteristics of a human.
- humanlikeness noun: Quality of being humanlike.
- humanliness noun: The quality of being human; humanity.
- humanly adjective, adverb /ˈhjuːmənli/: In a human manner.
- humanly challenged adjective: Nonhuman; alien, paranormal, or supernatural.
- humanly possible phrase: Capable of being done by a human; within the limits of human abilities.
- humanmade adjective: Made by humans.
- humanness noun: The condition or quality of being human.
- humanocentric adjective: humancentric
- humanocentrism noun: anthropocentrism
- humanoid adjective, noun /ˈhjuːmənɔɪd/: Having the appearance or characteristics of a human; being anthropomorphic under some criteria (physical, mental, genetical, ethological, ethical etc.).
- humanosphere noun: That part of the Earth inhabited by, or influenced by, humans.
- humanphobe noun: Someone prejudiced, bigoted against humans.
- humanpower noun: Synonym of manpower.
- humansexual adjective /ˌhjuː.mənˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl/: Of people: sexually attracted to other people, without specifically identifying as straight, homosexual, bisexual, etc.
- humanstory noun: history
- humantaur noun /ˈhjuː.mənˌtɔːɹ/: A fictional humanoid creature with a taur-like body structure, typically depicted featuring a main torso transitioning into a second torso with additional...
- humanure noun: Human excrement that is recycled via composting for agricultural or other purposes.
- humanwise adverb: In a humanly order, manner, or fashion; in a way typical of humans
- humanzee noun: A hypothetical hybrid of a human and a chimpanzee.
- humate noun: A salt of humic acid.
- humation noun: burial, internment, inhumation; by association, death
- humba noun: A Filipino braised pork dish from the Philippines especially popular in the Visayas, traditionally made with fatty cuts of pork belly slow-cooked until very...
- Humber proper noun: A large tidal estuary forming part of the boundary between the East Riding of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, England.
- Humberside proper noun /ˈhʌm.bə(ɹ)ˌsaɪd/: A former county in northeastern England created from parts of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Replaced in 1996 by the East Riding of Yorkshire, North...
- Humbersider noun: A person from Humberside.
- Humberston proper noun: A large village and civil parish near Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA3106).
- Humberstone proper noun: An eastern suburb of Leicester, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK6205).
- humberstonite noun: A trigonal-rhombohedral colorless mineral containing hydrogen, magnesium, nitrogen, oxygen, potassium, sodium, and sulfur.
- Humbert proper noun /ˈhʌm.bət/: A male given name from the Germanic languages, rare in English.
- humbird noun: A hummingbird.
- humble adjective, noun, verb /ˈhʌmbəl/: Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming.
- humble-bee noun: Alternative spelling of humblebee.
- humble-hearted adjective: Meek; humble; unassuming.
- humble-heartedness noun: Humility; meekness.
- humble pie noun: A pie made from the offal of deer or hog.
- humble plant noun: sensitive plant (Mimosa pudica).
- humblebee noun: A bumblebee.
- humblebird noun: A hummingbird.
- humblebrag noun, verb /ˈhʌmbl̩ˌbɹæɡ/: An ostensibly self-deprecating statement made to show off.
- humblebragger noun: One who humblebrags.
- humblebragging noun, verb: The act of making a statement of humblebrag.
- humblebraggy adjective: Constituting a humblebrag.
- humbled adjective, verb: humiliated; weakened; made to be of a lower status
- humblehearted adjective: Alternative form of humble-hearted.
- humbleheartedness noun: Alternative form of humble-heartedness.
- humblehood noun: The quality, state, or condition of being humble; humility
- humbleness noun: Modesty, humility; the property of being humble.
- humbler adjective, noun /ˈhʌmblɚ/: One who humbles.
- humbles noun, verb: Entrails of a deer.
- humblesome adjective: Characterised or marked by humbleness.
- humblesse noun: Humility, humbleness.
- humblify verb: to make humble
- humbling adjective, noun, verb: An event which causes humiliation; a setdown.
- humblingly adverb: In a humbling way.
- humblish adjective: somewhat humble
- humbly adverb /ˈhʌmbli/: In a humble manner.
- Humboldt proper noun: A surname from German.
- Humboldt penguin noun: Spheniscus humboldti, a species of penguin which live in coastal Peru and Chile.
- Humboldt's flying squirrel noun: A New World flying squirrel of the species Glaucomys oregonensis.
- Humboldt's lily noun: Lilium humboldtii, a lily native to California and Baja California.
- Humboldt squid noun: Dosidicus gigas, a large squid living in the waters of the Humboldt Current in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
- Humboldtian adjective: Of or relating to Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859).
- humboldtilite noun: A variety of melilite with chemical formula (Ca,Na)₂(Si,Mg,Al)₃O₇.
- humboldtine noun: A rare monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, iron, and oxygen.
- humboldtite noun: Synonym of datolite.
- humboltilite noun: Alternative form of humboldtilite.
- humbow noun: Alternative spelling of hum bow.
- humbucker noun: A pickup, on an electric guitar, that has a pair of coils of reverse polarity connected in series in order to reduce buzzing noise caused by mains frequency.
- humbucking adjective: Having a pair of coils or reverse polarity connected in series.
- humbucking pickup noun: A humbucker
- humbug interjection, noun, verb /ˈhʌmbʌɡ/: A hoax, jest, or prank.
- humbugability noun: Ability to be humbugged or deceived; gullibility.
- humbugable adjective: Alternative form of humbuggable.
- humbugeous adjective: Characteristic of a humbug.
- humbuggable adjective: Able to be deceived.
- humbugger noun /ˈhʌmbʌɡə(ɹ)/: One who humbugs; a cheat or swindler.
- humbuggery noun: trickery; deception
- humbugging noun, verb /ˈhʌmbʌɡɪŋ/: An act of one who humbugs (in all senses, for example, swindling, fighting, etc.).
- humbuggish adjective: ridiculous; nonsensical; fraudulent
- humbuggism noun: Alternative form of humbugism.
- humbuggy adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a humbug.
- humbugism noun: humbug; nonsense
- humbuzz noun: The cockchafer.
- Humby proper noun: A surname.
- humdinger noun /hʌmˈdɪŋ.ə(ɹ)/: Something that is particularly outstanding, unusual, or exceptional.
- humdinging adjective: Like a humdinger: outstanding, unusual, or exceptional.
- humdrum adjective, noun /ˈhʌmdɹʌm/: Lacking variety or excitement; dull; boring.
- humdrumish adjective: Somewhat humdrum.
- humdrumly adverb: In a humdrum manner.
- humdrummery noun: That which is humdrum; mundanity.
- humdrumminess noun: Alternative form of humdrumness.
- humdrumness noun: The quality of being humdrum; mundanity.
- humdudgeon noun: An unnecessary outcry or complaint.
- humdurgeon noun: Alternative form of humdudgeon.
- Hume proper noun /hjuːm/: A Scottish habitational surname from Home in Berwickshire.
- Hume's boobook noun: A species of boobook owl, Ninox obscura, endemic to Andaman island in the east Indian Ocean.
- Hume's leaf warbler noun: Phylloscopus humei, a small leaf warbler which breeds in the mountains of inner Asia.
- Humean adjective, noun /ˈhjuːmɪən/: Of or pertaining to the philosophy of David Hume (1711–1776).
- Humeanism noun: Humean philosophy
- humect verb: to wet; to moisten.
- humectant noun /hjuːˈmɛktənt/: Any substance that promotes the retention of water, especially one used to keep a food product moist.
- humectate verb: To moisten.
- humectation noun: moistening.
- humective adjective, noun: Tending to moisten.
- humefy verb: To make moist or liquid.
- Humeian adjective, noun: Alternative form of Humean.
- humentashen noun: Alternative form of hamantaschen.
- humeral adjective, noun: Of, pertaining to, or near the humerus or shoulder
- humeral veil noun: A long, narrow veil or scarf, normally of the same color and material as the vestments, worn round the shoulders by the officiating priest or attendant at...
- humero- prefix: humerus
- humerocarpal adjective: Relating to the humerus and the carpus.
- humerocubital adjective: Relating to the humerus and cubit.
- humerodorsal adjective: humeral and dorsal
- humerofemoral adjective: Relating to (or comparing) the humerus and the femur
- humerometacarpal adjective: Relating to the humerus and metacarpus.
- humeroperoneal adjective: Of or pertaining to the humerus and the fibula.
- humeroradial adjective: Relating to the humerus and radius.
- humeroscapular adjective: Pertaining to the humerus and the scapula.
- humerothoracic adjective: Relating to the humerus and the thorax
- humerotriceps noun: A triceps muscle associated with the humerus of birds
- humerotricipital adjective: Relating to the humerus and the triceps (or the shoulder)
- humeroulnar adjective: Relating to the humerus and ulna.
- humerus noun /ˈhjuːməɹəs/: The bone of the upper arm.
- Humes proper noun: A surname.
- humet adjective, noun: A fesse or bar cut off short at each end.
- humette adjective, noun: Alternative form of humet.
- humetty adjective: Alternative form of humetté.
- humf interjection, verb: Alternative form of humph.
- humgruffian noun: Alternative form of humgruffin
- humgruffin noun: A savage or terrible person.
- humhum noun: A strong towelling fabric from India.
- Humian adjective, noun: Alternative form of Humean.
- Humianism noun: Alternative form of Humeanism.
- humic adjective, noun: Of or relating to humus (the natural substance, not the food).
- humic acid noun: a complex mixture of organic acids produced by the decomposition of vegetable matter.
- humicolous adjective: Growing in humus.
- humicubation noun: The act or practice of lying on the ground.
- humid adjective /ˈhjuːmɪd/: Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery.
- humid heat noun: the heat capacity (specific heat) of humid air, expressed per unit mass of dry air in the mixture. The engineering symbol is cₛ.
- humidex noun: A measurement used by Canadian meteorologists to reflect the combined effect of heat and humidity, as the apparent temperature felt by a person.
- humidicrib noun: An incubator for newborn babies that regulates temperature and humidity.
- humidification noun: The process of increasing the water vapour content of a gas.
- humidified adjective, verb: Modified by humidification
- humidifier noun: A device that is used to increase the humidity of the air.
- humidify verb /hjuːˈmɪdɪfaɪ/: To increase the humidity in the air.
- humidimeter noun: An electronic (digital) hygrometer
- humidimycin noun: A peptide found in Streptomyces humidus.
- humidistat noun: A device that measures, or controls, the relative humidity of a gas.
- humidity noun /hjuːˈmɪd.ə.ti/: Dampness, especially that of the air.
- humidly adverb: In a humid manner.
- humidness noun: humidity
- humidor noun /ˈhjumɪdɔɹ/: A container designed to keep its contents at a constant humidity; especially such a box for storing cigars.
- humie noun: A human (especially as opposed to a different sapient species).
- humifaction noun: The transformation of organic matter into humus; decomposition.
- humiferous adjective: That leads to the formation of humus
- humification noun: The process of humifying; conversion into humus.
- humifuse adjective: Spread over the surface of the ground; procumbent
- humify verb: To convert into humus.
- humiliant adjective /hjuːˈmɪliənt/: humiliating; humbling
- humiliatable adjective: Capable of being humiliated.
- humiliate verb /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪt/: To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.
- humiliated adjective, verb: deprived of dignity or self-respect
- Humiliati noun: An Italian religious order of men formed probably in the 12th century, and suppressed by a papal bull in 1571, though an associated order of women continued...
- humiliating adjective, noun, verb /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪtɪŋ/: Liable to humiliate, degrade, shame or embarrass someone.
- humiliatingly adverb: In a humiliating manner.
- humiliation noun /hjuːˌmɪliˈeɪʃən/: The act of humiliating or humbling someone; abasement of pride; mortification.
- humiliation play noun: Alternative form of humiliationplay.
- humiliation ritual noun: A supposed initiation ritual involving public self-degradation or embarrassment
- humiliationplay noun: A form of sexual roleplay in which one acts out humiliating or embarrassing situations or is humiliated by another.
- humiliative adjective, noun: Serving to lower one's own or another's status.
- humiliator noun: One who humiliates.
- humiliatory adjective: humiliating
- humiliatrix noun /hjuːˌmɪlɪˈeɪtɹɪks/: A dominatrix who specialises in humiliation.
- humilific noun /ˌhjuː.mɪˈlɪf.ɪk/: A word or word form expressing the speaker's higher status relative to the hearer or the referent.
- humilitude noun: Humility.
- humility noun /hjuːˈmɪlɪti/: The characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior.
Part 83 · Part 85 · English words: H
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under H: 32,288 words, in 108 parts.