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human
[ hyoo-muhnor, often, yoo‑ ]
adjective
- of, relating to, characteristic of, or having the nature of people:
human frailty.
- consisting of people:
the human race.
- of or relating to the social aspect of people:
human affairs.
- sympathetic; humane:
a warmly human understanding.
noun
- a human being.
human
/ ˈːə /
adjective
- of, characterizing, or relating to man and mankind
human nature
- consisting of people
the human race
a human chain
- having the attributes of man as opposed to animals, divine beings, or machines
human failings
- kind or considerate
- natural
noun
- a human being; person
human
- A member of the species Homo sapiens; a human being.
- A member of any of the extinct species of the genus Homo, such as Homo erectus or Homo habilis, that are considered ancestral or closely related to modern humans.
Pronunciation Note
Derived Forms
- ˈܳԲԱ, noun
- ˈܳ-ˌ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- ·· adjective
- ··Ա noun
- -· adjective
- ·ٱ·· adjective
- ··· adjective
- ··· adjective
- ܲ·-· adjective
- ܲ·-··ly adverb
- ٰԲ·· adjective
- ܱ·ٰ·· adjective
- ܲ·· adjective
- ܲ···ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of human1
Word History and Origins
Origin of human1
Idioms and Phrases
see milk of human kindness .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
They were met with a stomach-churning vista of death, a torrid panorama of human suffering.
Most fires are deliberately or accidentally started by humans, but favourable weather conditions can make it much easier for fires to ignite and spread quickly.
It's just a social, organizational, legal and managerial mechanism whereby a decision is created that has no identifiable human being as its owner.
Then an idea came to her during a run: create a model tracking the human impact, including the inevitable increase in HIV/AIDS infection and transmission and the subsequent rise in otherwise preventable deaths.
Both species consoled each other in a similar way to humans, with behaviours including embracing, hand-holding, and touching.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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