human

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Derived terms 1.6 External links 1.7 Anagrams 2 Danish 2.1 Adjective 3 German 3.1 Adjective 3.1.1 Related terms 4 Swedish 4.1 Adjective

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[edit] Etymology

From Middle French humain < Latin humanus (“‘of or belonging to a man, human, humane’”) < homo (“‘man, human’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈçjuː.mən̩/, SAMPA: /"hju:.m@n/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -uːmən
• Hyphenation: hu‧man

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human (comparative more human, superlative most human)

1. (no comparative or superlative) Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.
2. (comparable) Having the nature or attributes of a human being.

[edit] Related terms

• humane
• humanitarian
• humanitarianism
• humanity

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[edit] Noun

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human (plural humans)

1. A human being, whether man, woman or child.

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Look at pages starting with human.

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• human in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• human in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: ahmnu
• Nahum

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human (neuter humant, definite and plural humane)

1. human (having the nature or attributes of a human being)
2. humane (something done from love to humanity)

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human

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

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• Humanismus
• Humanist
• humanistisch

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Inflections of human		Absolute	Comparative	Superlative
				Attributive	Predicative
Indefinite singular	Common	human	humanare		humanast
	Neuter	humant
Definite singular	Masc.	humane		humanaste
	All	humana		humanaste
Plural		humana		humanaste

human

1. humane, decent, compassionate

   Deras politik har kritiserats för att inte vara human.

   Their politics have been criticised for being less than humane.

2. (of prices) reasonable

   Det var ett humant pris.

   That was a reasonable price.