human
Meaning
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- Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.
- Having the nature or attributes of a human being.
Synonyms
of people
each person
human engineering
living soul
like a decent person
one’s fellow man
human body
hominal
incidental to man
hominian
homme
Skyperson
anthropic gender
Frequency
Hyphenated as
hu‧man
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhjuː.mən/
Etymology
From Late Middle English humayne, humain, from Middle French humain, from Old French humain, umain, from Latin hūmānus m (“of or belonging to a man, human, humane”, adjective), from homo, with unclear ū. Spelling human has been predominant since the early 18th century. Not etymologically related to man.
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