human

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English

Etymology

From Late Middle English humaigne, humayne, humain, from Middle French humain, from Old French humain, umain (“of or belonging to man”, adjective), from Latin hūmānus m (“of man, human”, adjective); see there for further details. Spelling human has been predominant since the early 18th century. Not etymologically related to man.

Pronunciation

• enPR: hyo͞oʹmən, IPA^(key): /ˈhjuː.mən/, [ˈçju̟mən], [ˈçju̟mn̩]
• (New York City, some other dialects) IPA^(key): /ˈju.mən/
• Rhymes: -uːmən
• Hyphenation: hu‧man

Adjective

human (comparative more human, superlative most human)

2. (not comparable) Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.
3. (comparable) Having the nature or attributes of a human being.
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     Google wouldn't be human if it didn't want some of this loot, which buying Motorola would enable it to grab.

Alternative forms

• humane (obsolete)

Synonyms

• mannish, mennish (now rare)

Antonyms

• inhuman
• nonhuman
• unhuman

Hypernyms

• animalian (in its sense including all Animalia)
• mammalian

Derived terms

English terms starting with “human”

Related terms

• humane
• humanitarian
• humanitarianism
• humanity

Translations

Noun

human (plural humans)

2. (strictly, biology) The tallest, most abundant and most intelligent of the primates; Homo sapiens.

   Synonyms: human being, man; see also Thesaurus:person

   1. (fantasy, science fiction, mythology) A human as contrasted from superficially similar but typically more powerful humanoid creatures; a member of the human race.
   2. (fantasy, science fiction) A term of address for any human, often implying the listener's species is their only noteworthy trait.
3. (loosely) Any hominid of the genus Homo.

Translations

Verb

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

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

References

Further reading

• human on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “human”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “human”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “human”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• Nahum

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: hu‧man

Verb

human

1. to finish

Adjective

human

1. completed; done

Adverb

human

1. after

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:human.

Danish

Adjective

human

1. human (having the nature or attributes of a human being)

   Synonym: menneskelig

2. humane (something done from love to humanity)

Inflection

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /huˈmaːn/
• Rhymes: -aːn

Adjective

human (strong nominative masculine singular humaner, comparative humaner, superlative am humansten)

1. humane

   Synonym: menschlich

Declension

Related terms

• Humanismus
• Humanist
• humanistisch

Further reading

• “human” in Duden online
• “human” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Interlingua

Adjective

human (comparative plus human, superlative le plus human)

1. human
2. humane

Derived terms

• esser human

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈhuman/

Verb

human

1. first-person singular present indicative of hupmat (“speak, talk”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin hūmānus.

Adjective

human (neuter singular humant, definite singular and plural humane)

1. humane

References

• “human” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin hūmānus.

Adjective

human (neuter singular humant, definite singular and plural humane)

1. humane

References

• “human” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romansch

Etymology

From Latin hūmānus.

Adjective

human m (feminine singular humana, masculine plural humans, feminine plural humanas)

1. (Sursilvan) human

Alternative forms

• uman (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader)
• umaun (Puter)

Noun

human m (plural humans; feminine humana, plural humanas)

1. (Sursilvan) (male) human being

   Synonym: carstgaun

Alternative forms

• uman (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran, Vallader)
• umaun (Puter)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xûmaːn/
• Hyphenation: hu‧man

Adjective

hȕmān (Cyrillic spelling ху̏ма̄н, definite hȕmānī, comparative humaniji)

1. humane (with regard for the health and well-being of another; compassionate)

Declension

Spanish

Verb

human

1. third-person plural present indicative of humar

Swedish

Adjective

human

1. humane, decent, compassionate

2. (of prices) reasonable

Declension