human
see also: Human
Pronunciation
Human
Proper noun
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see also: Human
Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈ(h)juː.mən/, [ˈ(ç)ju̟ːmən], [ˈ(ç)ju̟ːmn̩]
- (America) enPR (h)yo͞oʹmən, IPA: /ˈ(h)ju.mən/, [ˈ(ç)ju̟mən], [ˈ(ç)ju̟mn̩]
- (New York, some other US dialects) IPA: /ˈju.mən/
- (InE) IPA: /ˈhjuː.mən/
human
(notcomp) Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives. - (comparable) Having the nature or attributes of a human being.
- To err is human; to forgive, divine.
- 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.
- French: humain
- German: menschlich
- Italian: umano
- Portuguese: humano
- Russian: челове́ческий
- Spanish: humano
- French: humain
- German: menschlich
- Italian: umano
- Portuguese: humano
- Russian: челове́ческий
- Spanish: humano
human (plural humans)
A human being, whether man, woman or child. - Humans share common ancestors with other apes.
- Synonyms: human being, man, Thesaurus:person
human (humans, present participle humaning; 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 110702563X, 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 110702563X, page 19:
Human
Proper noun
- Surname
- (humorous) The language supposedly spoken by humans
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