Human

/หˆhjuห.mษ™n/

The meaning and definition of Human, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. A human being, whether man, woman or child.
    โ€œHumans share common ancestors with other apes.โ€
adjective
  1. Having the nature or attributes of a human being.
    โ€œTo err is human; to forgive, divine.โ€
  2. (notcomp) Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API

Synonyms human being man mannish mennish

Origin

From Middle French humain, from Latin humanus, from Latin homo, from Latin hemo.

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Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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