Dictionary

human en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• [ˈçju̟mn̩]
• (US) audio
• /ˈju.mən/ New York City, some other dialects
• /ˈhjuː.mən/
• [ˈçju̟mən]
• hyo͞oʹmən

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin hūmānusbor. Old French umain Middle French humainbor. Middle English humayne English human 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. Compare, and possibly related to man.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.
   • [N]o attempt is made to call in God to their reſcue, as if he vvere an idle unconcern'd ſpectator of humane affairs, or ſo inconſiderable an ally, as not to be vvorth the care of engaging him on their ſide. 1660, [Richard Allestree], “Sect[ion] V. Of the Second Advantage, Wealth.”, in The Gentlemans Calling, London: […] T[imothy] Garthwait […], →OCLC, page 83:
   • Some powers diuine, or els infernall, mixt / Their angry ſeedes at his conception: / For he was neuer ſprong of humaine race, / Since with the ſpirit of his fearefull pride, / He dares so doubtleſly reſolue of rule. c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene vi:
   • 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. 2013 June 7, David Simpson, “Fantasy of navigation”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 36:
2. (comparable) Having the nature or attributes of a human being.
   • To err is human; to forgive, divine.
   • She's only human, so give her a break!
   • 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. 1921, Ben Travers, chapter 1, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC:
   • 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. 1963, Margery Allingham, “Eye Witness”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 249:
   • 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.
3. Compassionate.
   • When his loosely-built, straggling, lean, clerical figure appeared, with that gaunt, worn face illuminated by its human grin and dignified by its earnest eyes, through the doorway, they both felt as if an old friend had entered. His own greeting was equally cordial. 1926, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Land of Mist:

Forms

Antonyms

unhuman · nonhuman · inhuman

Deriveds

preter-human · humanist · Human Genome Project · humanzee · human flag · human relations · human geography · human-occupied vehicle · milk of human kindness · human chorionic somatomammotropin · human cheese · human interest · humanesque · human knot · demihuman · human wave · humanwise · proto-human · human burrito · HOV · Team Human · human immunodeficiency virus 2 · humanless · human terrain · human rights · humanization · inhuman · human resource management · antehuman · post-human · human-made · humancentric · human race · prehuman · human touch · human potential movement · HUMINT · humanize · humanism · humanure · paleohuman · modern human · humanish · human being · humanify · humankind · human leukocyte antigen · human capital · human right · humanburger · interhuman · human biodiversity · human calculator · human smuggling · human resources · human safari · suprahuman · hufu · human body · humanoid · chuman · human-flesh search · human papillomavirus · human insulin · human immunodeficiency virus · human microphone · human shield · socialism with a human face · humanly · pseudohuman · humanphobe · ultrahuman · human-like · protohuman · human trafficker · preterhuman · humineral · human choriosomatomammotropin · human behavior · human botfly · countryhuman · inhumane · human-dominated · humansexual · human-powered · spontaneous human combustion · human resources management · hooman · nonhuman · human papilloma virus · human sacrifice · ahuman · human blockhead · human billboard · human statue · human settlement · human pyramid · humanlike · human cannonball · human bean · human kind · humanosphere · antihuman · human condition · humanhood · hucow · infrahuman · humanmade · human zoo · human-computer interaction · human fracking · human immunodeficiency virus 1 · transhuman · human services · non-human · economic human · hope springs eternal in the human breast · HIV · werehuman · human African trypanosomiasis · human development · anti-human · virtual human · human chorionic gonadotropin · semihuman · human betaherpesvirus 5 · to err is human · human milk · subhuman · humanness · human enhancement · humanicide · human movement · humanizer · humanimal · human nature · metahuman · human-rightist · human intelligence · human chorionic somatomammotrophin · humanisation · human-rightism · panhuman · human flea · extrahuman · human interface device · human-readable · human geographer · human trafficking · human directional · human factors · human chain · intrahuman · no human involved · human flesh search engine · humanation · huwoman · humint · -umab · human composting · huboon · human chattel · parahuman · human choriosomatomammotrophin · European early modern human · human-free · half-human · humaniform · human year · human roulette wheel · human seminal plasma protein hypersensitivity · posthuman · abhuman · semi-human · human error · humanics · human hand

Hypernyms

mammalian · animalian

Relateds

humanitarian · humane · humanitarianism · humanity

Synonyms

mannish · mennish · humane

Translations (226)

ur اِنْسانی (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · be людскі́ (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · sl ljúdski (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · mrw manosiya (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · izh inmiin (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · oc uman (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · izh ihmiin (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · hu emberi (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · pl ludzki (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · izh ihmihiin (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · sh чојек (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · uz insoniy (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · ja 人間の (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · cs lidský (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · mnc ᠨᡳᠶᠠᠯᠮᠠᡳ (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · fro humain (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · ast humanu (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · as মানৱ (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · grc ἀνθρώπινος (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · ga duiniúil (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · sh čoek (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · cmn 人的 (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · rm human (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · ts munhu (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · sh človjek (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · gag insan (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · ps انساني (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · bg чове́шки (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · sh čovjek (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · gl humano (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · ko 인간의 (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · ar إِنْسَانِيّ (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · da menneskelig (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · sh človek (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · tr insani (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · sk ľudský (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · nb menneskelig (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · nl menselijk (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · fr humain (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · it umano (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · sh шловек (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · fr humain (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · de menschlich (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · ro omenesc (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · sh чловик (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · pt humano (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · yi מענטשלעך (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · la hūmānus (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · vi người (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · ar إنْسَانِيّ (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · sa मनुष्य (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · lo ມະນຸດ (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · gu માણસ (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · chr ᏴᏫ (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · cs lidský (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · csm míw·y- (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · ca humà (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · alt кижи (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · sh čovek (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · th มนุษย์ (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · pt humano (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · my မနုဿ (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · sh чоик (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · az insan (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · hi मानवी (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · mi tangata (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · gl humano (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · sh človik (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · pro human (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · sq njerëzor (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · syl ꠝꠣꠘꠥꠡ (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · sh čovik (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · mr मानवी (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · got 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · fro umain (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · ia human (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · hu emberi (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · ru людско́й (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · et inim- (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · an umano (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · ja 人の (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · ca humà (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · sv mänsklig (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · as মানুহ (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · mn хүний (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · ar بَشَرِيّ (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · gag kişi (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · sh шовек (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · es humano (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · fa اِنْسانی (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · grc ἀνθρώπειος (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · ro uman (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · uz bashariy (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · hi इंसानी (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · syl ꠝꠣꠘꠥ (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · ps بشري (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · nl mens- (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · de menschlich (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · tr insanca (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · zdj -a kibinadamu (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · io homa (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · mk човечки (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · rif iwdan (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · ms manusia (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · hy մարդկային (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · nb menneskelig (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · rm human (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · be чалаве́чы (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · sq njeri (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · te మనిషి (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · km មនុស្ស (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · eo homa (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · pl człowieczy (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · hi मनुष्य (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · tk ynsany (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · cy dynol (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · da menneskelig (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · sl ljúdski (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · sh људи (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · ar آدْمِيّ (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · sk ľudský (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · oc uman (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · es humano (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · km នៃមនុស្សលោក (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · rup uminescu (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · sco human (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · sh човик (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · fi inhimillinen (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · he אֱנוֹשִׁי (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · st motho (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · ang mennisċ (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · sh чоек (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · da human (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · gag adam (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · io homala (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · ug ئىنسانىي (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · sh љу̀дскӣ (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · sl človeški (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · fi inhimillinen (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · ka ადამიანური (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · ht imen (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · az bəşər (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · yo ènìyàn (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · mk човечки (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · sa मानवीय (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · sco human (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · lv cilvēcisks (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · ast humanu (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · got 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · nl menselijk (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · pro uman (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · tg башарӣ (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · ro omenesc (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · sh ljudi (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · lv cilvēcisks (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · uz odamiy (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · rm umaun (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · bn মানুষিক (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · id manusia (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · ro uman (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · sv mänsklig (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · yi מענטשלעך (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · ru челове́ческий (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · az insani (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · gd daonna (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · li miensjelik (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · hi मानव (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · ang mennisċ (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · ky адам (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · bg чове́шки (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · hy մարդկային (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · tr beşeri (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · sh šovek (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · bn মানবীয় (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · af menslik (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · be людскі́ (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · sh čoik (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · gd daonna (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · et inimese (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · tg одамӣ (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · af mens (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · ga daonna (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · et inimlik (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · sa मानव (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · cmn 人類的 /人类的 (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · ru людско́й (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · kk адам (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · ga duineata (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · el ανθρώπινος (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · grc ἀνθρωπικός (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · ko 사람의 (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · hi मानवीय (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · ar بَشَرِيّ (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · it umano (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · cho okla (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · la hūmānus (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · be чалаве́чы (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · sh ljùdskī (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · sh човек (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · tg инсонӣ (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · sh čojek (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · izh inmihiin (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · pl ludzki (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · mnc ᠨᡳᠶᠠᠯᠮᠠ ᠊ᡳ (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · rm uman (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · hi इंसान (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · ru челове́ческий (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · az bəşəri (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · sh чловек (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · sl človeški (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · kk адами (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · eo homa (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · uk людськи́й (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · sh чловјек (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · fi ihmis- (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · sh човјек (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · sh šlovek (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · el ανθρώπινος (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · rm umaun (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · sa मानुष्यक (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · rm uman (having the nature or attributes of a human being) · fa بَشَری (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · or ମନୁଷ୍ୟ (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · sw kibinadamu (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · pms uman (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens) · mt uman (of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens)

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human en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [ˈçju̟mn̩]
• (US) audio
• /ˈju.mən/ New York City, some other dialects
• /ˈhjuː.mən/
• [ˈçju̟mən]
• hyo͞oʹmən

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin hūmānusbor. Old French umain Middle French humainbor. Middle English humayne English human 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. Compare, and possibly related to man.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:strictly) A highly intelligent ape with fine and short body hair; the most abundant species of primate, with members found on every continent (Homo sapiens).
   • Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. 2013 May-June, Katie L. Burke, “In the News”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 193:
   • If I ever have to choose between a future where killer robots hunt humans or a future where bacon supplies have run out ... Let's just say you better start running. 2013 April 18, Rock Paper Cynic (webcomic):
   • They were for start-ups promising to reinvent medicine, disrupt education and transform the future of business. “Stop Hiring Humans,” one billboard read. 2026 June 14, Eli Saslow, Erin Schaff, “The World’s Leading Deepfake Expert No Longer Trusts His Own Eyes”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
   • Humans share common ancestors with other apes.
2. (qualifier:strictly) A highly intelligent ape with fine and short body hair; the most abundant species of primate, with members found on every continent (Homo sapiens). ▸ A human as contrasted from superficially similar but typically more powerful humanoid creatures; a member of the human race.
   • Greetings. I am Blor-Utar from Zimtok-5. I have come to subjugate the human race. Do not resist. Why humans? Because, in addition to their value as slave labor, they are also delicious and nutritious! 1994 March 29, Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes:
3. (qualifier:strictly) A highly intelligent ape with fine and short body hair; the most abundant species of primate, with members found on every continent (Homo sapiens). ▸ A term of address for any human, often implying the listener's species is their only noteworthy trait.
   • Greetings, human! You have stumbled into the dimension of the Snow People.[…]Flesh plows clear the streets to make them safe to drive.[…]Does this shock you, human? Do the ways of our world open your eyes to the truths of your own? 2011 December 29, Alex Culang, Raynato Castro, Buttersafe (webcomic):
4. (broadly) Any hominid of the genus Homo.

Forms

Hypernyms

hominid · primate · mammal

Relateds

person

Synonyms

woman · man · man · woman · human · person · man · person · human being · human being · person · woman · featherless biped · human being · naked ape

Translations (460)

is maður (human being) · pox clåvăk (human being) · tk ynsan (human being) · nv bílaʼashdlaʼii (human being) · an homo (human being) · ug ئادەم (human being) · eo homo (human being) · cs lidská bytost (human being) · be лю́дзі (human being) · rsk чловек (human being) · ky адам (human being) · sk ľudská bytosť (human being) · ee ame (human being) · got 𐌼𐌰𐌽𐌽𐌰 (human being) · ce адам (human being) · mt bniedem (human being) · hi लोग (human being) · cdo 人 (human being) · iba mensia (human being) · rm uman (human being) · gug ava (human being) · da menneske (human being) · kn ಮಾನವ (human being) · hi मानुस (human being) · ro om (human being) · el άνθρωπος (human being) · tvl tagata (human being) · ne मान्छे (human being) · my လူ (human being) · csb χlʉ̀ɵ̯p (human being) · syl ꠝꠣꠘꠥꠡ (human being) · id insan (human being) · syl ꠝꠣꠘꠥ (human being) · ar بَشَر (human being) · hi मानव (human being) · nl mens (human being) · shu نادم (human being) · jv ꦠꦶꦪꦁ (human being) · lg omuntu class omu/aba (human being) · sah киһи (human being) · nv diné (human being) · el ανθρώπινο ον (human being) · ba бәндә (human being) · ar بنيآدم (human being) · wau enoja (human being) · wa ome (human being) · chc ye (human being) · tr insan (human being) · bn মানুষ (human being) · ttj omuntu class 1 (human being) · tr beşer (human being) · hi बशर (human being) · km មនុស្ស (human being) · arc אנשא (human being) · tg инсон (human being) · io homo (human being) · nap perzona (human being) · niv нивх (human being) · ckb مرۆڤ (human being) · hi इंसान (human being) · sd آدِمي (human being) · hy մարդ (human being) · lez инсан (human being) · sk človek (human being) · tsg tau (human being) · skd naŋŋaʔ (human being) · ota بشر (human being) · fi ihminen (human being) · fa مَرْدُم (human being) · ssy labha (human being) · te మనిషి (human being) · id manusia (human being) · ar إنسان (human being) · acu aishmang (human being) · xsr མི (human being) · kk адам (human being) · ga duine (human being) · krl ihmini (human being) · fa دوپای (human being) · frp étre humen (human being) · ur مَنُشیَہ (human being) · to tangata (human being) · fa آدَمی (human being) · hrx Mensch (human being) · sm tagata (human being) · sa मानव (human being) · eu gizaki (human being) · pjt wati (human being) · km ជន (human being) · cop ⲣⲱⲙⲉ (human being) · evn бэе (human being) · wa djin (human being) · my မနုဿ (human being) · et inimene (human being) · bg лю́де (human being) · yo ènìyàn (human being) · haw kanaka (human being) · min urang (human being) · mn хүн (human being) · aii ܐ݇ܢܵܫܵܐ (human being) · gu મનુષ્ય (human being) · frr mansche (human being) · sl človek (human being) · sq njeri (human being) · zh 人 (human being) · wuu 人類 /人类 (human being) · ko 인류 (human being) · fo fólk (human being) · ta மனிதர் (human being) · ja 人 (human being) · frr karmen (human being) · az kişi (human being) · zh 儂 /侬 (human being) · kmr insan (human being) · ki mũndũ (human being) · mwl pessona (human being) · fa اِنْسان (human being) · nb mann (human being) · it essere umano (human being) · pi नर (human being) · ca ésser humà (human being) · crh adam (human being) · ota آدم (human being) · shi afgan (human being) · yi מענטש (human being) · rue чолові́к (human being) · bn ইনসান (human being) · mhn mènsch (human being) · ka ადამიანი (human being) · he בֶּן אָדָם (human being) · my ပုဂ္ဂိုလ် (human being) · ar بني آدم (human being) · or ମଣିଷ (human being) · ko 사람 (human being) · gl home (human being) · pt homem (human being) · te మగవాడు (human being) · fo maður (human being) · iu ᐃᓄᒃ (human being) · kok मनिषु (human being) · mdf ломань (human being) · fy minske (human being) · lt žmonės (human being) · ia homine (human being) · rup om (roa-rup) (human being) · mk човек (human being) · xh umntu (human being) · lt žmogus (human being) · sh човјек (human being) · sh ljudi (human being) · dlm jomno (human being) · sh људи (human being) · xal күн (human being) · sh човек (human being) · rgn òman (human being) · bg чове́к (human being) · qu runa (human being) · th คน (human being) · cu ⱍⰾⱁⰲⱑⰽⱏ (human being) · arc ܐܢܫܐ (human being) · hit 𒀭𒌅𒉿𒄴𒄩𒀸 (human being) · yua wíinik (human being) · th มนุษย์ (human being) · udm мурт (human being) · sa जन (human being) · ur آدْمی (human being) · pa ਮਨੁੱਖ (human being) · zom mi (human being) · pi มะนุสสะ (human being) · bo མི (human being) · ne मानव (human being) · lo ຄົນ (human being) · uz bashar (human being) · ia esser human (human being) · pl istota ludzka (human being) · az adam (human being) · dsb cłowjek (human being) · mhn mènsch (human being) · ta மனிதன் (human being) · hu ember (human being) · pi nara (human being) · lij ommo (human being) · an umano (human being) · ab ауаҩы (human being) · dsb luź (human being) · av чи (human being) · my လူသား (human being) · ko 인간 (human being) · trk-oat آدم (human being) · rhg manúic (human being) · ar إِنْسَان (human being) · za vunz (human being) · dv އިންސާނުން (human being) · si මිනිසා (human being) · xdq ме́йдам (human being) · as মানুহ (human being) · tt адәм (human being) · ug ئىنسان (human being) · mn ᠬᠦᠮᠦᠨ (human being) · av гӏадан (human being) · ml മനുഷ്യൻ (human being) · zh жын (human being) · roa-tar omme (human being) · fo menniskja (human being) · beu ne (human being) · km នរ (human being) · kmr mirov (human being) · uk люди́на (human being) · hi जन (human being) · sco bodie (human being) · pap hende (human being) · gu પુરુષ (human being) · sw binadamu (human being) · vec òm (human being) · tpi man (human being) · hsb čłowjek (human being) · myv ломань (human being) · bg хо́ра (human being) · lnj ma (human being) · ar بنادم (human being) · ast humanu (human being) · ota كیشی (human being) · yi מענטשנקינד (human being) · pi นะระ (human being) · rgn òm (human being) · egy r:T-A1 (human being) · nhn tlacatl (human being) · lo ມະນຸດ (human being) · de menschliches Wesen (human being) · sh čovjek (human being) · hi मनुष्य (human being) · krc киши (human being) · fa خاکْزاد (human being) · mnp 人 (human being) · hi मानस (human being) · ast ser humanu (human being) · la homō (human being) · frp homo (human being) · nch tlakatl (human being) · zea mense (human being) · akl tawo (human being) · hi व्यक्ति (human being) · shn ၵူၼ်း (human being) · arn che (human being) · be чалаве́к (human being) · gez ሰብእ (human being) · es humano (human being) · lkt wičháša (human being) · xdq инса́н (human being) · oaa нари (human being) · ks اِنسان (human being) · he אָדָם (human being) · cu чловѣкъ (human being) · win wąk (human being) · ms orang (human being) · txb śaumo (human being) · grc ἄνθρωπος (human being) · mt uman (human being) · ee amegbetɔ (human being) · wls tagata (human being) · ak nipa (human being) · mi tangata (human being) · lez кас (human being) · tt кеше (human being) · so dad (human being) · bo འགྲོ་བ་མི (human being) · khb ᦅᦳᧃ (human being) · sh čovek (human being) · non maðr (human being) · tk adam (human being) · so aadame (human being) · gl ser humano (human being) · mrc 'iipaa (human being) · zza merdım (diq) (human being) · egl òmen (human being) · sh чо̏вјек (human being) · az insan (human being) · uk лю́ди (human being) · vo men (human being) · it uomo (human being) · ln moto (human being) · ace ureuëng (human being) · tg одам (human being) · fr homme (human being) · sc òmine (human being) · vi con người (human being) · ht moun (human being) · fr humain (human being) · kab amdan (human being) · ps بشري (human being) · cv ҫын (human being) · sa नर (human being) · kaw wwang (human being) · ast home (human being) · fa بَشَر (human being) · bua хүн (human being) · pl ludzie (human being) · tt инсан (human being) · es hombre (human being) · de Mensch (human being) · cy dyn (human being) · tk kişi (human being) · aja i'i (human being) · pcc wenz (human being) · atj iriniw (human being) · nds Minsch (human being) · sa मनुष्य (human being) · apw ndeeń (human being) · cv тӑнлӑ ҫын (human being) · am ሰው (human being) · orv человѣкъ (human being) · sv mänska (human being) · frp humen (human being) · ale tayaĝux̂ (human being) · pdt Mensch (nds) (human being) · cv этем (human being) · srn libisma (human being) · kgp ũn gré (human being) · frr Man (human being) · sl ljudje (human being) · ja 人類 (human being) · mel tenawan (human being) · ckt о’равэтԓьан (human being) · rap tangata (human being) · jv ꦮꦺꦴꦁ (human being) · ms insan (human being) · id orang (human being) · es ser humano (human being) · lv cilvēks (human being) · ar إِنْس (human being) · yue 人 (human being) · ak onipa (human being) · hak 人類 /人类 (human being) · csb człowiek (human being) · fr être humain (human being) · otk 𐰚𐰃𐰾𐰃 (human being) · yue 人類 /人类 (human being) · tr adam (human being) · nds Mensch (human being) · syl ꠝꠣꠘ (human being) · bn মানব (human being) · sga duine (human being) · vi loài người (human being) · koi морт (human being) · hi आदम (human being) · hi आदमी (human being) · os адӕймаг (human being) · ha mutun (human being) · nb menneske (human being) · tdd ᥐᥨᥢᥰ (human being) · ssg tel (human being) · su manusa (human being) · crh insan (human being) · ceb tawo (human being) · gd duine (human being) · sco human (human being) · niq ap-chii (human being) · tl tao (human being) · eu gizon (human being) · mhr еҥ (human being) · vec òmo (human being) · udm адями (human being) · ka კაცი (human being) · cs člověk (human being) · ppl tacat (human being) · af mens (human being) · shi اَمْدَنْ (human being) · ps آدم (human being) · uz inson (human being) · mhr айдеме (human being) · bi man (human being) · vep ristit (human being) · sv människa (human being) · fur omp (human being) · ca humà (human being) · shi bnadm (human being) · mrw taw (human being) · krc адам (human being) · gld най (human being) · mr माणूस (human being) · gl humano (human being) · mr मानव (human being) · ms manusia (human being) · jv ꦩꦤꦸꦁꦱ (human being) · aho 𑜀𑜤𑜃𑜫 (human being) · wym menś (human being) · za koenz (human being) · mg olombelona (human being) · ky киши (human being) · ja 人間 (human being) · btw tao (human being) · ota انسان (human being) · zza insan (diq) (human being) · frr mensk (human being) · ain アイヌ (human being) · ca home (human being) · ar إنسان (human being) · nci tlacatl (human being) · mwl persona (human being) · tr kişi (human being) · msn atm̄ēn (human being) · ppl takat (human being) · xda kuri (human being) · mk луѓе (human being) · chr ᏴᏫ (human being) · sk ľudia (human being) · av инсан (human being) · cdo 儂 /侬 (human being) · ru челове́к (human being) · uz odam (human being) · km ជគត (human being) · fa مَشْیِه (human being) · ba кеше (human being) · blb maba (human being) · ang mann (human being) · rom manuś (human being) · cdo 人類 /人类 (human being) · ltg cylvāks (human being) · am የሰው ልጅ (human being) · agj ሱ (human being) · pi manussa (human being) · vi người (human being) · ny munthu (human being) · lb Mënsch (human being) · hi मानुष (human being) · wo nit (human being) · nog аьдем (human being) · sa नृ (human being) · ur اِنْسان (human being) · kk кісі (human being) · hil tawo (human being) · pl człowiek (human being) · szv motu (human being) · ar نَاس (human being) · ru лю́ди (human being) · mnc ᠨᡳᠶ᠋ᠠᠯᠮᠠ (human being) · tg башар (human being) · trk-oat كشی (human being) · ckb مرۆو (human being) · evn иле (human being) · ps انسان (human being) · nod ᨤᩫ᩠ᨶ (human being) · mwl houmano (human being) · it umano (human being) · zh 人類 /人类 (human being) · tk ynsaan (human being) · uz kishi (human being) · sv människa (human being) · fa آدَم (human being) · bo སྐྱེ་བོ (human being) · vot inimin (human being) · jje 사름 (human being) · fur om (human being) · ba әҙәм (human being) · nn menneske (human being) · szl czowjek (human being) · is manneskja (human being) · zu umuntu (human being) · ar إنسان (human being) · mdh taw (human being)

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human en · VERB

Pronunciation

• [ˈçju̟mn̩]
• (US) audio
• /ˈju.mən/ New York City, some other dialects
• /ˈhjuː.mən/
• [ˈçju̟mən]
• hyo͞oʹmən

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin hūmānusbor. Old French umain Middle French humainbor. Middle English humayne English human 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. Compare, and possibly related to man.

Meanings

1. (rare) To behave as or become, or to cause to behave as or become, a human.
   • […] 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, […] 1911, Ambrose Bierce, “Music”, in The collected works of Ambrose Bierce, volume 9, page 362:
   • There are, then, many ways of humaning: these are the ways along which we make ourselves and, collaboratively, one another. 2013, Biosocial Becomings, →ISBN, page 19:

Forms

Synonyms

humanize

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