human
human - English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˈ(h)juː.mən/, [ˈ(ç)ju̟ːmən], [ˈ(ç)ju̟ːmn̩]
- (US) enPR: (h)yo͞oʹmən, (h)yo͞omʹn, IPA: /ˈ(h)ju.mən/, [ˈ(ç)ju̟mən], [ˈ(ç)ju̟mn̩]
- (NYC, some other US dialects) IPA: /ˈju.mən/
- (Indian English) IPA: /ˈhjuː.mən/
- Hyphenation: hu‧man
Adjective
human (comparative more human, superlative most human)
- (not comparable) 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.
Alternative forms
- humane (obsolete)
Synonyms
Antonyms
Hypernyms
Derived terms
- anti-human
- half-human
- hope springs eternal in the human breast
- human-computer interaction
- human-dominated
- human-flesh search
- human-made
- human-readable
- human-rightism
- human-rightist
- human behaviour
- human being
- human blockhead
- human botfly
- human burrito
- human cannonball
- human capital
- human chain
- human chattel
- human cheese
- human chorionic gonadotropin
- human condition
- human death
- human development
- human enhancement
- human factors
- human flea
- human flesh search engine
- Human Genome Project
- human geographer
- human geography
- human immunodeficiency virus
- human immunodeficiency virus 1
- human immunodeficiency virus 2
- human insulin
- human interest
- human interface device
- humanism
- humanist
- humanization
- humanize
- humanizer
- human kind, humankind
- human knot
- human leukocyte antigen
- human life
- humanly
- human microphone
- human milk
- human movement
- human nature
- humanoid
- human papillomavirus
- human potential movement
- human pyramid
- human race
- human relations
- human resource management
- human resources (HR)
- human resources management
- human right, human rights
- human roulette wheel
- human sacrifice
- human seminal plasma protein hypersensitivity
- human services
- human shield
- human smuggling
- human statue
- human terrain
- human touch
- human trafficking
- humanure
- human year
- human zoo
- inhuman
- inhumane
- modern human
- no human being is illegal
- no human involved
- no human is illegal
- nonhuman, non-human
- post-human
- preter-human
- proto-human
- semi-human
- socialism with a human face
- to err is human
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Related terms
Translations
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Noun
human (plural humans)
- (strictly) The tallest, most abundant and most intelligent of primates; Homo sapiens.
- Humans share common ancestors with other apes.
- Synonyms: human being, man; see also person
- (broadly) Any hominid of the genus Homo.
Translations
Verb
human (third-person singular simple present humans, present participle humaning, simple past and past participle humaned)
- (rare) To behave as or become, or to cause to behave as or become, a human.
Anagrams
human - Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: hu‧man
Verb
human
- to finish
Adjective
human
Adverb
human
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see human.
human - Danish
Adjective
human
- human (having the nature or attributes of a human being)
- Synonym: menneskelig
- humane (something done from love to humanity)
Inflection
Inflection of human | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Common singular | human | — | —2 |
Neuter singular | humant | — | —2 |
Plural | humane | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | humane | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
human - German
Pronunciation
- IPA: /huˈmaːn/
Adjective
human (strong nominative masculine singular humaner, comparative humaner, superlative am humansten)
- humane
- Synonym: menschlich
Declension
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist human | sie ist human | es ist human | sie sind human | |
strong declension (without article) | nominative | humaner | humane | humanes | humane |
genitive | humanen | humaner | humanen | humaner | |
dative | humanem | humaner | humanem | humanen | |
accusative | humanen | humane | humanes | humane | |
weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der humane | die humane | das humane | die humanen |
genitive | des humanen | der humanen | des humanen | der humanen | |
dative | dem humanen | der humanen | dem humanen | den humanen | |
accusative | den humanen | die humane | das humane | die humanen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein humaner | eine humane | ein humanes | (keine) humanen |
genitive | eines humanen | einer humanen | eines humanen | (keiner) humanen | |
dative | einem humanen | einer humanen | einem humanen | (keinen) humanen | |
accusative | einen humanen | eine humane | ein humanes | (keine) humanen |
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist humaner | sie ist humaner | es ist humaner | sie sind humaner | |
strong declension (without article) | nominative | humanerer | humanere | humaneres | humanere |
genitive | humaneren | humanerer | humaneren | humanerer | |
dative | humanerem | humanerer | humanerem | humaneren | |
accusative | humaneren | humanere | humaneres | humanere | |
weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der humanere | die humanere | das humanere | die humaneren |
genitive | des humaneren | der humaneren | des humaneren | der humaneren | |
dative | dem humaneren | der humaneren | dem humaneren | den humaneren | |
accusative | den humaneren | die humanere | das humanere | die humaneren | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein humanerer | eine humanere | ein humaneres | (keine) humaneren |
genitive | eines humaneren | einer humaneren | eines humaneren | (keiner) humaneren | |
dative | einem humaneren | einer humaneren | einem humaneren | (keinen) humaneren | |
accusative | einen humaneren | eine humanere | ein humaneres | (keine) humaneren |
Related terms
human - Interlingua
Adjective
human (comparative plus human, superlative le plus human)
Derived terms
human - Northern Sami
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA: /ˈhuman/
Verb
human
- first-person singular present indicative of hupmat
human - Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
human (neuter singular humant, definite singular and plural humane)
human - Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
human (neuter singular humant, definite singular and plural humane)
human - Romansch
Adjective
human m (feminine singular humana, masculine plural humans, feminine plural humanas)
- (Sursilvan) human
Alternative forms
Noun
human m (plural humans; feminine humana, plural humanas)
Alternative forms
human - Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA: /xûmaːn/
- Hyphenation: hu‧man
Adjective
hȕmān (definite hȕmānī, comparative humaniji, Cyrillic spelling ху̏ма̄н)
- humane (with regard for the health and well-being of another; compassionate)
Declension
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
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nominative | human | humana | humano | |
genitive | humana | humane | humana | |
dative | humanu | humanoj | humanu | |
accusative | inanimate animate | human humana | humanu | humano |
vocative | human | humana | humano | |
locative | humanu | humanoj | humanu | |
instrumental | humanim | humanom | humanim | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | humani | humane | humana | |
genitive | humanih | humanih | humanih | |
dative | humanim(a) | humanim(a) | humanim(a) | |
accusative | humane | humane | humana | |
vocative | humani | humane | humana | |
locative | humanim(a) | humanim(a) | humanim(a) | |
instrumental | humanim(a) | humanim(a) | humanim(a) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | humani | humana | humano | |
genitive | humanog(a) | humane | humanog(a) | |
dative | humanom(u/e) | humanoj | humanom(u/e) | |
accusative | inanimate animate | humani humanog(a) | humanu | humano |
vocative | humani | humana | humano | |
locative | humanom(e/u) | humanoj | humanom(e/u) | |
instrumental | humanim | humanom | humanim | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | humani | humane | humana | |
genitive | humanih | humanih | humanih | |
dative | humanim(a) | humanim(a) | humanim(a) | |
accusative | humane | humane | humana | |
vocative | humani | humane | humana | |
locative | humanim(a) | humanim(a) | humanim(a) | |
instrumental | humanim(a) | humanim(a) | humanim(a) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | humaniji | humanija | humanije | |
genitive | humanijeg(a) | humanije | humanijeg(a) | |
dative | humanijem(u) | humanijoj | humanijem(u) | |
accusative | inanimate animate | humaniji humanijeg(a) | humaniju | humanije |
vocative | humaniji | humanija | humanije | |
locative | humanijem(u) | humanijoj | humanijem(u) | |
instrumental | humanijim | humanijom | humanijim | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | humaniji | humanije | humanija | |
genitive | humanijih | humanijih | humanijih | |
dative | humanijim(a) | humanijim(a) | humanijim(a) | |
accusative | humanije | humanije | humanija | |
vocative | humaniji | humanije | humanija | |
locative | humanijim(a) | humanijim(a) | humanijim(a) | |
instrumental | humanijim(a) | humanijim(a) | humanijim(a) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
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nominative | najhumaniji | najhumanija | najhumanije | |
genitive | najhumanijeg(a) | najhumanije | najhumanijeg(a) | |
dative | najhumanijem(u) | najhumanijoj | najhumanijem(u) | |
accusative | inanimate animate | najhumaniji najhumanijeg(a) | najhumaniju | najhumanije |
vocative | najhumaniji | najhumanija | najhumanije | |
locative | najhumanijem(u) | najhumanijoj | najhumanijem(u) | |
instrumental | najhumanijim | najhumanijom | najhumanijim | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | najhumaniji | najhumanije | najhumanija | |
genitive | najhumanijih | najhumanijih | najhumanijih | |
dative | najhumanijim(a) | najhumanijim(a) | najhumanijim(a) | |
accusative | najhumanije | najhumanije | najhumanija | |
vocative | najhumaniji | najhumanije | najhumanija | |
locative | najhumanijim(a) | najhumanijim(a) | najhumanijim(a) | |
instrumental | najhumanijim(a) | najhumanijim(a) | najhumanijim(a) |
human - Spanish
Verb
human
- third-person plural present indicative of humar
human - Swedish
Adjective
human
- humane, decent, compassionate
- Deras politik har kritiserats för att inte vara human.
- Their politics have been criticised for being less than humane.
- (of prices) reasonable
- Det var ett humant pris.
- That was a reasonable price.
Declension
Inflection of human | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | human | humanare | humanast |
Neuter singular | humant | humanare | humanast |
Plural | humana | humanare | humanast |
Masculine plural3 | humane | humanare | humanast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | humane | humanare | humanaste |
All | humana | humanare | humanaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |