Hun / hən/ • n. 1. a member of a warlike Asiatic nomadic people who ravaged Europe in the 4th–5th centuries. ∎  a reckless or uncivilized destroyer of something.2. inf., derog. a German (esp. in military contexts during World War I and World War II). ∎  (the Hun) Germans collectively.DERIVATIVES: Hun·nish adj.

Hun a member of a warlike Asiatic nomadic people who invaded and ravaged Europe in the 4th–5th centuries; their famous leader was Attila.

In extended usage, Hun denotes a reckless or uncivilized destroyer of something; it is also (especially in military contexts during the First and Second World Wars) a derogatory term for a German.

Hun. Constituent element in Chinese anthropology, one of two non-corporeal elements to make up the living human being (the other being pʾo). The two must interact harmoniously for life to continue; when they separate, death ensues.

For their destiny after death, see SHEN.

Hun OE. (pl.) Hūne, Hūnas, corr. to MHG. Hūnen, Hiunen (G. Hunnen), ON. Húnar, also Hýnar — late L. Hunnī, Hūnī, Gr. Hoûnnoi — Sogdian χwn.
Hence Hunnish XIX.