human
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mən adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or having the nature of people: human frailty.
2.
consisting of people: the human race.
3.
of or pertaining to the social aspect of people: human affairs.
4.
sympathetic; humane: a warmly human understanding.
noun
5.
a human being.
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Origin:
1350–1400; earlier humain(e), humayn(e), Middle English < Middle French humain < Latin hūmānus, akin to homō human being (cf. Homo); spelling human predominant from early 18th cent.
1350–1400; earlier humain(e), humayn(e), Middle English < Middle French humain < Latin hūmānus, akin to homō human being (cf. Homo); spelling human predominant from early 18th cent.
Related forms
hu·man·like, adjective
hu·man·ness, noun
half-hu·man, adjective
in·ter·hu·man, adjective
o·ver·hu·man, adjective
pseu·do·hu·man, adjective
qua·si-hu·man, adjective
qua·si-hu·man·ly, adverb
trans·hu·man, adjective
ul·tra·hu·man, adjective
un·hu·man, adjective
un·hu·man·ly, adverb
un·hu·man·ness, noun
Synonym Study
1. Human, humane may refer to that which is, or should be, characteristic of human beings. In thus describing characteristics, human may refer to good and bad traits of a person alike (human kindness; human weakness). When emphasis is placed upon the latter, human is thought of as contrasted to divine: To err is human, to forgive divine. He was only human. Humane (the original spelling of human, and since 1700 restricted in meaning) takes into account only the nobler or gentler aspects of people and is often contrasted to their more ignoble or brutish aspect. A humane person is benevolent in treating fellow humans or helpless animals; the word once had also connotations of courtesy and refinement (hence, the application of humane to those branches of learning intended to refine the mind).
1. Human, humane may refer to that which is, or should be, characteristic of human beings. In thus describing characteristics, human may refer to good and bad traits of a person alike (human kindness; human weakness). When emphasis is placed upon the latter, human is thought of as contrasted to divine: To err is human, to forgive divine. He was only human. Humane (the original spelling of human, and since 1700 restricted in meaning) takes into account only the nobler or gentler aspects of people and is often contrasted to their more ignoble or brutish aspect. A humane person is benevolent in treating fellow humans or helpless animals; the word once had also connotations of courtesy and refinement (hence, the application of humane to those branches of learning intended to refine the mind).
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human (ˈhjuːmən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of, characterizing, or relating to man and mankind: human nature |
| 2. | consisting of people: the human race; a human chain |
| 3. | having the attributes of man as opposed to animals, divine beings, or machines: human failings |
| 4. | a. kind or considerate |
| b. natural | |
| —n | |
| 5. | a human being; person |
| Related: anthropo- | |
| [C14: from Latin hūmānus; related to Latin homō man] | |
| 'human-like | |
| —adj | |
| 'humanness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
human
mid-13c., from M.Fr. humain "of or belonging to man," from L. humanus, probably related to homo (gen. hominis) "man," and to humus "earth," on notion of "earthly beings," as opposed to the gods (cf. Heb. adam "man," from adamah "ground"). Cognate with O.Lith. zmuo (acc. zmuni) "man, male person." Displaced
its O.E. cognate guma (from P.Gmc. *guman-) which survives only in disguise in bridegroom. First record of humankind is from 1640s. Humanoid (1918) is a hybrid of L. humanus and Gk. -oeides "like," from eidos "form, shape" (see -oid).
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Science Dictionary
human (hy 'mən) Pronunciation Key
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American Heritage
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences
How to respond to people who doubt the human impact on the climate.
Cutting people out of the hiring process might mitigate our biases, but it also mitigates the human touch of hiring.
The human gene pool was then missing the genes of those people.
Scientists say the final draft of the human genome sequence is finished.
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