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human

human

1.0
Relating to people rather than animals or machines
  • adjective
  • /ˈhjuːmən/
translation icon : humano
  • All right, so the human side of AI.
  • human rights
  • human being
  • human resources

It's by the brute force of human trial and error.

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Examples

  • Psychology means the study of the human psyche or mind, right?

  • The EPA's mission is to protect human health and make sure our air, water

    Academic text (2011)
  • So I have taken this from the human studies.

  • Being only human, one thing leads to another.

  • Food is a human necessity.

  • Grief is a normal human reaction to loss.

  • The group's stated goal was to find solutions to human suffering through humanitarian programs.

    Academic text (2011)
  • It speaks to how the human mind processes story.

  • If you're human, you'll give me time to write a letter!

  • Grief is a normal human reaction to loss.

Synonyms

sapiens
vshuman
7.7

Relates to modern humans

is broader, relating to people in general rather than only that biological group

Antonyms

8 4.5

Something that does not belong to people, for example an animal or machine

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 Human

human
1.0
humanlike
2 4.2
nonhuman
8 4.5

Surface Forms

human positive

Etymology

Human comes from the Latin humanus, which is linked to humus and meant 'earth' or 'ground', and you can see the same idea in the word humble. So to call something human is to say it has the feelings, faults, and warmth of people.