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- 1. of or pertaining to any people not Jewish. 2. Christian, as distinguished from Jewish. 3. Mormon Church. not Mormon. 4. heathen or pagan. 5. (of a linguistic expression) expressing nationality or local origins. 6. of or pertaining to a tribe
- gentile
- the quality of being gentle.
- gentilesse
- 1. good breeding or refinement. 2. affected or pretentious politeness or elegance. 3. the status of belonging to polite society. 4. members of polite society collectively.
- gentility
- 1. of, applicable to, or referring to all the members of a genus, class, group, or kind; general. 2. of, pertaining to, or noting a genus, esp. in biology
- generic
- an origin, creation, or beginning
- genesis
- 1. Biology. pertaining or according to genetics. 2. of, pertaining to, or produced by genes; genic. 3. of, pertaining to, or influenced by geneses or origins
- genetic
- 1. given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary. 2. being without apparent reason, cause, or justification: a gratuitous insult. 3. Law. given without receiving any return value.
- gratuitous
- 1. a gift of money, over and above payment due for service, as to a waiter or bellhop; tip. 2. something given without claim or demand
- gratuity
- 1. the force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth. 2. heaviness or weight. 3. gravitation in general. 4. acceleration of gravity.
- gravity
- capable of being inhabited.
- habitable
- an inhabitant.
- habitant
- 1. the natural environment of an organism; place that is natural for the life and growth of an organism: a tropical habitat. 2. the place where a person or thing is usually found. Paris is a major habitat of artists. 3. a special environment for livi
- habitat
- feeding on plants.
- herbivorous
- 1. passing, or capable of passing, naturally from parent to offspring through the genes: Blue eyes are hereditary in our family. Compare congenital. 2. of or pertaining to inheritance or heredity: a hereditary title. 3. existing by reason of feeling
- hereditary
- 1. the killing of one human being by another. 2. a person who kills another; murderer
- homicide
- Anthropology. a member of the biological superfamily Hominoidea, including all modern great apes and humans and a number of their extinct ancestors and relatives
- hominoid
- shockingly dreadful; horrible: a horrendous crime
- horrendous
- a bristling of the hair on the skin from cold, fear, etc.; goose flesh.
- horripulation
- a house of shelter or rest for pilgrims, strangers, etc., esp. one kept by a religious order.
- hospice
- 1. receiving or treating guests or strangers warmly and generously: a hospitable family. 2. characterized by or betokening warmth and generosity toward guests or strangers: a hospitable smile.
- hospitable
- 1. a person given or held as security for the fulfillment of certain conditions or terms, promises, etc., by another. 2. Archaic. a security or pledge. 3. Obsolete. the condition of a hostage
- hostage
- to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or dignity; mortify.
- humiliate