humain

French

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French humain, umain, from Latin humanus (“of or belonging to a man, human, humane”), from homo (“man, human”).

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /y.mɛ̃/
• Homophone: humains

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Noun

humain m (plural humains)

1. human

Adjective

humain (feminine humaine, masculine plural humains, feminine plural humaines)

1. human
2. humane

Antonyms

• bestial

Derived terms

• droits humains
• être humain
• genre humain
• humainement
• humanitaire
• l’erreur est humaine
• matériel humain
• science humaine

 

Further reading

• “humain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle English

Adjective

humain

1. Alternative form of humayne

Middle French

Noun

humain m (plural humains)

1. human; human being

Adjective

humain m (feminine singular humaine, masculine plural humains, feminine plural humaines)

1. human