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human

human

∞ 1.0
A person who walks upright and can think and speak
  • noun
  • /ˈhjuːmən/
: ser humano
  • As humans, we are always seeking answers.
  • modern humans
  • humans and animals
  • other humans

Well, what if a human doesn't pass the test?

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Examples

  • Humans are always seeking answers.

  • Humans have a very unusual pattern to our lives compared with other animals.

  • Sure, I was just a human, you know?

  • I doubt a human could keep her at bay.

  • Or do we tell it to behave as we think a human driver should?

  • Well, one of the greatest of all human virtues is forgiveness.

  • Consider this statement: Humans are fascinated by the idea of other life in the universe.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Several questions focus on the market and non-market benefits that humans receive from ecosystems.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Research continues to uncover new facts about humans and how they react to illnesses and treatments.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Research continues to uncover new facts about humans and how they react to illnesses and treatments.

Synonyms

person
vshuman
∞ 1.0

A single human being, not an animal or a thing

is the broad species label highlighting biological traits
man
vshuman
∞ 1.0

Any human being, male or female

is the neutral common term stressing intelligence and upright posture
human being
vshuman
415 1.0

A person who can think, feel, speak, and walk upright

is the shorter general term focusing on species membership
Homo sapiens
vshuman
  • Specialized
2 4.0

A modern human group that thinks, uses language, and walks upright

is the everyday label rather than the scientific species name

Antonyms

machine
  • Informal
206 7.2

A person who works very quickly and without stopping

Idioms

1 7.8

A natural kindness and care for other people

Compounds

417 2.8

A basic freedom or protection every person should have

415 1.0

A person who can think, feel, speak, and walk upright

362 1.0

All people considered together as a group

111 1.5

All people who live on Earth as one group

109 3.0

The usual ways people think, feel, and behave

94 1.0

The parts of a person, like bones, muscles and organs

A United States government department that runs national health and welfare programs

Ways people act and react to others and their surroundings

A United States government department that runs health and welfare programs like Medicare and Medicaid

A person who works to protect people's basic rights and freedoms

The way two or more people connect and treat each other

human growth hormone
  • Specialized
7 4.3

A chemical made by a small gland under the brain that helps the body grow and make new cells

7 1.0

The upper part of the body that holds the brain and face

A person who leads the United States department that runs public health and social services programs

6 3.5

Dirty substances that people get rid of from their bodies, like urine and feces

Human Genome Project
  • Specialized
5 3.7

An international project by scientists that maps all human genes

3 3.5

About the size of an adult person

A group at the United Nations that promotes and protects people's basic rights worldwide

1 3.4

A virus that attacks the body's defence system by destroying important immune cells and causes AIDS

human-centered
  • Specialized
1 4.3

Putting people's needs and comfort first when designing or making decisions

1 7.0

A hormone made by the placenta early in pregnancy used in pregnancy tests

1 5.9

A person who has a lot of energy and does not get tired

human ecology
  • Specialized
1 5.7

The study of how people and the places where they live affect each other

human papilloma virus
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A group of viruses that infect skin, mouth, or genitals and can cause warts and sometimes cancer

An organization or person that defends human rights

human bean
  • Baby Talk
9.5

A playful name adults use for children

human gamma globulin
  • Specialized
4.9

A protein from human blood that helps the body fight infections

The joint between the thigh and the shin, covered by the kneecap

6.0

A field that makes computers understand and use human speech and writing

human paleontology
  • Specialized
7.8

The study of ancient human bones and how people changed over time

human biodiversity
  • Specialized
7.8

The differences in people's genes and cultures around the world

9.9

A large tropical fly whose young live under the skin of people or other animals

A bag used to hold and move a dead person's body

9.9

A process that makes a person who has the same genes as another person

A virus that infects people and can cause a blood cancer of white blood cells called T cells

Support for human rights and ideas to protect people's freedoms

4.4

A man-made insulin like the one the human body makes that doctors use to treat diabetes

8.7

A very kind and pleasant person

How Slow

tortoise
50 1.2
turtle
385 1.0
human
∞ 1.0
dog
∞ 1.0
horse
∞ 1.0
cheetah
45 1.0

Surface Forms

human singular
humans plural

Etymology

Human comes from the Latin humanus, related to humus meaning 'earth' or 'ground', so a human was originally an 'earth' creature. That's why human as a noun means a person, someone of our species rather than an animal or a machine.