humilis

[ hyoo-muh-lis or, often, yoo- ]

/ ˈhyu mə lɪs or, often, ˈyu- /

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adjective

(of a cumulus cloud) having a small, flattened appearance.

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Origin of humilis

<New Latin, Latin: low, humble

Words nearby humilis

humify, humiliate, humiliated, humiliating, humiliation, humilis, humility, HUMINT, Humism, humiture, hummable

How to use humilis in a sentence

The Latin camera is our chamber, numerus our number, Latin humilis our humble, Latin similare our (re)semble.
The Sounds of Spoken English|Walter Rippmann
Individuals were seen foraging on the ground along with Anolis humilis uniformis.
Amphibians and Reptiles of the Rainforests of Southern El Peten, Guatemala|William E. Duellman
In Miltiade erat quum summa humanitas, tum mira comitas, ut nemo tam humilis esset cui non ad eum aditus pateret.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes|Ludwig Dderlein
Hence it is that all we know of the author of the Compendium from himself is “humilis presbiter Theophilus.”
Illuminated Manuscripts|John W. Bradley

Si ad modum loquendi, remissus est modus et humilis, quia locutio Vulgaris, in qua et muliercul communicant.
Dante. An essay.|R. W. Church