human
English
Etymology
From Late Middle English humayne, humain, from Middle French humain, from Latin hūmānus m (“of or belonging to a man, human, humane”, adjective), from homo (“man, human”). Spelling human has been predominant since the early 18th century.[1]
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -uːmən
- Hyphenation: hu‧man
Adjective
human (comparative more human, superlative most human)
- (not comparable) Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.
- 2013 June 7, David Simpson, “Fantasy of navigation”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 36:
- Like most human activities, ballooning has sponsored heroes and hucksters and a good deal in between. For every dedicated scientist patiently recording atmospheric pressure and wind speed while shivering at high altitudes, there is a carnival barker with a bevy of pretty girls willing to dangle from a basket or parachute down to earth.
- (comparable) Having the nature or attributes of a human being.
- To err is human; to forgive, divine.
- 1922, Ben Travers, chapter 1, in A Cuckoo in the Nest[1]:
- She was like a Beardsley Salome, he had said. And indeed she had the narrow eyes and the high cheekbone of that creature, and as nearly the sinuosity as is compatible with human symmetry.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 20, in The China Governess[2]:
- The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen. No one queried it. It was in the classic pattern of human weakness, mean and embarrassing and sad.
- 2011 August 17, Holman W. Jenkins, Jr., The Many Wars of Google: Handset makers will learn to live with their new ‘frenemy’, Business World, Wall Street Journal,
- Google wouldn't be human if it didn't want some of this loot, which buying Motorola would enable it to grab.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- human behaviour
- human being
- human botfly
- human capital
- human chattel
- human chorionic gonadotropin
- human-computer interaction
- human condition
- human death
- human development
- Human Genome Project
- human immunodeficiency virus
- human insulin
- human interest
- humanism
- humanist
- humanization
- humanize
- humanizer
- human kind, humankind
- human knot
- human life
- humanly
- human movement
- human nature
- humanoid
- human papillomavirus
- human pyramid
- human race
- human relations
- human resources (HR)
- human rights
- human trafficking
- humanure
- inhuman
- inhumane
- nonhuman, non-human
- to err is human
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Related terms
Translations
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Noun
human (plural humans)
- A human being, whether man, woman or child.
- 2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193:
- Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola.
- Humans share common ancestors with other apes.
- Synonyms: human being, man; see also Thesaurus:person
Translations
Verb
human (third-person singular simple present humans, present participle humaning, simple past and past participle humaned)
- (rare) To behave as or become, or to cause to behave as or become, a human.
- 2013, Biosocial Becomings →ISBN, page 19:
- There are, then, many ways of humaning: these are the ways along which we make ourselves and, collaboratively, one another.
- 1911, The collected works of Ambrose Bierce, volume 9, page 362:
- […] he sought to charm a single pair of ears, and those more hairy than critical. Later, as the race went on humaning, there grew complexity of sentiment and varying emotional needs, […]
- 2013, Biosocial Becomings →ISBN, page 19:
References
- ^ Random House Dictionary, 2010
Further reading
- Template:projectlink
- “human”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “human”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “human”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: hu‧man
Verb
human
- to finish
Adjective
human
Adverb
human
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:human.
Danish
Adjective
human
- human (having the nature or attributes of a human being)
- humane (something done from love to humanity)
Inflection
Inflection of human | |||
---|---|---|---|
Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | human | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | humant | — | —2 |
Plural | humane | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | humane | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
human (comparative humaner, superlative am humansten)
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- “human” in Duden online
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
Verb
human
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Adjective
human (neuter singular humant, definite singular and plural humane)
References
- “human” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Adjective
human (neuter singular humant, definite singular and plural humane)
References
- “human” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romansch
Etymology
Adjective
human m (feminine singular humana, masculine plural humans, feminine plural humanas)
Alternative forms
Noun
human m (plural humans)
Alternative forms
Synonyms
Coordinate terms
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Adjective
hȕmān (Cyrillic spelling ху̏ма̄н, definite hȕmānī, comparative humaniji)
- humane (with regard for the health and well-being of another; compassionate)
Declension
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | human | humana | humano | |
genitive | humana | humane | humana | |
dative | humanu | humanoj | humanu | |
accusative | inanimate animate |
human humana |
humanu | humano |
vocative | human | humana | humano | |
locative | humanu | humanoj | humanu | |
instrumental | humanim | humanom | humanim | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | humani | humane | humana | |
genitive | humanih | humanih | humanih | |
dative | humanim(a) | humanim(a) | humanim(a) | |
accusative | humane | humane | humana | |
vocative | humani | humane | humana | |
locative | humanim(a) | humanim(a) | humanim(a) | |
instrumental | humanim(a) | humanim(a) | humanim(a) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | humani | humana | humano | |
genitive | humanog(a) | humane | humanog(a) | |
dative | humanom(u/e) | humanoj | humanom(u/e) | |
accusative | inanimate animate |
humani humanog(a) |
humanu | humano |
vocative | humani | humana | humano | |
locative | humanom(e/u) | humanoj | humanom(e/u) | |
instrumental | humanim | humanom | humanim | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | humani | humane | humana | |
genitive | humanih | humanih | humanih | |
dative | humanim(a) | humanim(a) | humanim(a) | |
accusative | humane | humane | humana | |
vocative | humani | humane | humana | |
locative | humanim(a) | humanim(a) | humanim(a) | |
instrumental | humanim(a) | humanim(a) | humanim(a) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | humaniji | humanija | humanije | |
genitive | humanijeg(a) | humanije | humanijeg(a) | |
dative | humanijem(u) | humanijoj | humanijem(u) | |
accusative | inanimate animate |
humaniji humanijeg(a) |
humaniju | humanije |
vocative | humaniji | humanija | humanije | |
locative | humanijem(u) | humanijoj | humanijem(u) | |
instrumental | humanijim | humanijom | humanijim | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | humaniji | humanije | humanija | |
genitive | humanijih | humanijih | humanijih | |
dative | humanijim(a) | humanijim(a) | humanijim(a) | |
accusative | humanije | humanije | humanija | |
vocative | humaniji | humanije | humanija | |
locative | humanijim(a) | humanijim(a) | humanijim(a) | |
instrumental | humanijim(a) | humanijim(a) | humanijim(a) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | najhumaniji | najhumanija | najhumanije | |
genitive | najhumanijeg(a) | najhumanije | najhumanijeg(a) | |
dative | najhumanijem(u) | najhumanijoj | najhumanijem(u) | |
accusative | inanimate animate |
najhumaniji najhumanijeg(a) |
najhumaniju | najhumanije |
vocative | najhumaniji | najhumanija | najhumanije | |
locative | najhumanijem(u) | najhumanijoj | najhumanijem(u) | |
instrumental | najhumanijim | najhumanijom | najhumanijim | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | najhumaniji | najhumanije | najhumanija | |
genitive | najhumanijih | najhumanijih | najhumanijih | |
dative | najhumanijim(a) | najhumanijim(a) | najhumanijim(a) | |
accusative | najhumanije | najhumanije | najhumanija | |
vocative | najhumaniji | najhumanije | najhumanija | |
locative | najhumanijim(a) | najhumanijim(a) | najhumanijim(a) | |
instrumental | najhumanijim(a) | najhumanijim(a) | najhumanijim(a) |
Spanish
Verb
human
- Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of humar.
- Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present indicative form of humar.
Swedish
Adjective
human
- humane, decent, compassionate
- Deras politik har kritiserats för att inte vara human.
- Their politics have been criticised for being less than humane.
- (of prices) reasonable
- Det var ett humant pris.
- That was a reasonable price.
Declension
Inflection of human | |||
---|---|---|---|
Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | human | humanare | humanast |
Neuter singular | humant | humanare | humanast |
Plural | humana | humanare | humanast |
Masculine plural3 | humane | humanare | humanast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | humane | humanare | humanaste |
All | humana | humanare | humanaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
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