| Term | Definition |
| habiliment | dress or attire ( often used in the plural) |
| hackneyed | made trite or stereotyped by overuse |
| halcyon | (1)peaceful , gentle , and calm (2) happy and carefree |
| hallowed | set apart as sacred , regarded as holy |
| harangue | a long , angry or forceful speech |
| harbinger | a forerunner |
| harlequin | varied in colour or decoration , certain animals that have a white coat with irregular patches of black or another dark colour (n) a clown or buffoon |
| hedonism | the doctrine that pleasure is the highest good , indulgence in sensual pleasures |
| hegemony | authority |
| hermetically | sealed by fusion so as to be airtight |
| hiatus | a gap or break as where a part is missing |
| hubris | arrogance |
| hitherto | until now or until the point in time under discussion |