human (ˈhjuːmən
)
Definitions
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
related prefix
anthropo-
Alternative Forms
ˈhuman-ˌlike adjective ˈhumanness nounWord Origin
C14: from Latin hūmānus; related to Latin homō manSynonyms
View thesaurus entryQuotations
"Drinking when we are not thirsty and making love all year round, madam; that is all there is to distinguish us from other animals"
"Being human signifies, for each one of us, belonging to a class, a society, a country, a continent and a civilization"
Translations
- British English:
human
Human means relating to or concerning people....the human body.ˈhjuːmən ADJECTIVE ...the human body.
- Spanish:
humano
adj humana
- French:
humain
adj
- German:
menschlich
adj
- Chinese: 人类的 adj
- Arabic: بَشَرِيّ adj
- Portuguese: humano adj humana
- Russian: человеческий adj человеческая
- Croatian: ljudski adj ljudska
- Czech: lidský adj
- Danish: menneskelig adj
- Dutch: menselijk adj
- Finnish: ihmis- adj
- Greek: ανθρώπινος adj ανθρώπινη
- Italian: umano adj umana
- Japanese: 人間の no_posp
- Korean: 사람의 adj
- Norwegian: menneskelig adj
- Polish: człowiek adj
- Brazilian Portuguese: humano adj humana
- European Spanish:
humano
adj humana
- Swedish: mänsklig adj mänskligt
- Thai: เกี่ยวกับมนุษย์ adj
- Turkish: insan adj
- Vietnamese: thuộc loài người adj
Usage examples
In a forest grave, most likely, he thought bitterly, not dug by human hands.
, LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)An infringement of human rights, or merely an act doomed to be repealed?
Country Life (2005)Once outside the UN, the likelihood is that Robinson will further her involvement in human rights.
Irish Times (2002)The Buddha shifted his giant frame on the greasy plastic bench and ruminated on the futility of human desire.
Glasgow Herald (2001)State law forbade the teaching of human evolution; Scopes had broken the law.
, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)