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humanness

humanness

5 4.6
The feelings, faults, and kindness that belong to people
  • noun
  • /ˈhjuːmənnəs/
translation icon : humanidad
  • As Heidegger (1962) said, the basic fact of humanness is the fact of its 'thrownness' into the future.
  • authentic humanness
  • recognize humanness
  • common humanness

Right now we call it humanness, what it means to be human.

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Examples

  • What moves people is the humanness of it, not the machine.

  • Our humanness connects us, reminding us of our shared emotions and vulnerabilities.

  • Right now we call it humanness, what it means to be human.

  • And where did that humanness come from?

  • Lee has been able to explore this humanness in a very real way.

    Blog text (22)
  • And in our humanness, we are, we all are just seeking the same things.

  • The gift of humanness is the work of the Creator Spirit.

    Academic text (1992)
  • I think I'm a better practitioner when I manage to hold onto a sense of my own humanness.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Throughout history, there have been many folktales pointing to the humanness of the emperors.

    Academic text (1991)
  • It's that fierce humanness of feeling, the character of feeling, that is sought out by people like Dickinson and Melville.

    Academic text (2018)

Synonyms

humanity
vshumanness
137 3.0

How people think, feel, and behave

emphasizes feelings and vulnerabilities of people rather than the general condition

How Human

humanity
127 3.4
humanness
5 4.6
inhumanity
  • NSFW
12 6.6

Surface Forms

humanness singular
humannesses plural

Morphology

humanness = human (transparent) = human + ness

The noun is a regular nominalization of the adjective 'human' using the productive suffix '-ness', giving 'the quality of being human'.

Etymology

Humanness comes from human ('person') plus the ending -ness ('quality of'). So, humanness means the quality of being human — our feelings, weaknesses, and the way we care for others.