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human

human

1.0
A person who walks upright and can think and speak
  • noun
  • /ˈhjuːmən/
translation icon : 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.