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Meaning of 'human' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Human [ a.]
- Belonging to man or mankind; having the qualities or attributes of a man; of or pertaining to man or to the race of man; as, a human voice; human shape; human nature; human sacrifices.
2 . Human [ n.]
- A human being.

Meaning of 'human' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . human [ a]
Meaning (1):
- having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings
Example in sentence:
  • human beings;
  • human frailty;
  • human kindness;
  • the human body
Meaning (2):
- characteristic of humanity
Example in sentence:
  • human nature
Meaning (3):
- relating to a person
Example in sentence:
  • the experiment was conducted on 6 monkeys and 2 human subjects

Nearby Words:

hum humanate humane humanics humanify humanism humanist humanistic humanitarian humanitarianism

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