HUMAN

human

(adjective) having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings; “human beings”; “the human body”; “human kindness”; “human frailty”

human

(adjective) characteristic of humanity; “human nature”

human

(adjective) relating to a person; “the experiment was conducted on 6 monkeys and 2 human subjects”

homo, man, human being, human

(noun) any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

human (comparative more human, superlative most human)

(notcomp) Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.

(comparable) Having the nature or attributes of a human being.

Synonyms

• mannish, mennish (now rare)

Noun

human (plural humans)

A human being, whether man, woman or child.

Synonyms: human being, man, Thesaurus:person

Verb

human (third-person singular simple present humans, present participle humaning, simple past and past participle humaned)

(rare) To behave as or become, or to cause to behave as or become, a human.

Anagrams

• Nahum

Proper noun

Human (plural Humans)

A surname.

(humorous) The language supposedly spoken by humans

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Human is the 16696th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1715 individuals. Human is most common among White (85.42%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Nahum

Source: Wiktionary


Hu"man, a. Etym: [L. humanus; akin to homo man: cf. F. humain. See Homage, and cf. Humane, Omber.]

Definition: Belonging to man or mankind; having the qualities or attributes of a man; of or pertaining to man or to the race of man; as, a human voice; human shape; human nature; human sacrifices. To err is human; to forgive, divine. Pope.

Hu"man, n.

Definition: A human being. [Colloq.] Sprung of humans that inhabit earth. Chapman. We humans often find ourselves in strange position. Prof. Wilson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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