Meaning

4 senses
  1. A highly intelligent ape with fine and short body hair; the most abundant species of primate, with members found on every continent (Homo sapiens).

    Humans share common ancestors with other apes.

    Mensch, menschliches Wesen

    челове́кčelovék, лю́диljúdi

    люди́наljudýna, лю́диljúdy

  2. 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.

  3. A term of address for any human, often implying the listener's species is their only noteworthy trait.

  4. (broadly)Any hominid of the genus Homo.

More definitions
  • any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage

Examples

2381 sentences
  1. Tom is a decent human being.

    Том гідна людина. — deniko

  2. Humans were never meant to live forever.

    Люди не можуть жити вічно. — uaspeaker

    ruЛюди не могут жить вечно. — Ann74

    deDie Menschen waren nie dazu gedacht, ewig zu leben. — MUIRIEL

  3. This dog is almost human.

    Собака - майже людина. — deniko

    ruЭта собака — почти человек. — nami

    deDieser Hund ist fast menschlich. — Yorwba

  4. This bird can imitate the human voice.

    Цей птах може імітувати голос людини. — ascolto

    ruЭта птица может подражать человеческому голосу. — katjka

    deDieser Vogel kann die menschliche Stimme imitieren. — Manfredo

  5. I am human.

    Я - людина. — rmdas

    ruЯ человек. — Hellerick

    deIch bin menschlich. — BraveSentry

Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Origin

From Late Middle English humaigne, humayne, humain, from Middle French humain, from Old Fr

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.

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Forms

plural: humans
Singularhuman
Pluralhumans

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage:homomanhuman being

Word family

1 related words
RelatedpersonA1

Collocations

3 patterns
  • human being being
  • like a human
  • human rights

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
human — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto