Human Definition
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English
Wikipedia has articles on: HumanEtymology
From Middle French humain < Latin hūmānus (“of or belonging to a man, human, humane”) < homo (“man, human”). Spelled human predominant since the early 18th century.[1]
Displaced Old English guma (from whence Modern English groom).
Pronunciation
Adjective
human (comparative more human, superlative most human)
- (no comparative or superlative) Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.
- (comparable) Having the nature or attributes of a human being.
- 2011 August 17, Holman W. Jenkins, Jr., The Many Wars of Google: Handset makers will learn to live with their new ‘frenemy’, Business World, Wall Street Journal,
- Google wouldn't be human if it didn't want some of this loot, which buying Motorola would enable it to grab.
- 2011 August 17, Holman W. Jenkins, Jr., The Many Wars of Google: Handset makers will learn to live with their new ‘frenemy’, Business World, Wall Street Journal,
Synonyms
Related terms
Noun
Wikipedia has an article on: HumanWikipedia human (plural humans)
- A human being, whether man, woman or child.
Translations
a human being
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Derived terms
Terms derived from the adjective or noun human
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Statistics
External links
- human in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- human in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Anagrams
References
- ^ Random House Dictionary, 2010
Danish
Adjective
human (neuter humant, definite and plural humane)
- human (having the nature or attributes of a human being)
- humane (something done from love to humanity)
German
German Wikipedia has an article on: HumanPronunciation
- IPA: /huˈmaːn/
Adjective
human
- humane (with regard for the health and well-being of another; compassionate)
Related terms
- Humanismus
- Humanist
- humanistisch
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA: /xûmaːn/
- Hyphenation: hu‧man
Adjective
hȕmān (definite hȕmānī, comparative humaniji, Cyrillic spelling ху̏ма̄н)
- humane (with regard for the health and well-being of another; compassionate)
Declension
positive indefinite forms| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | human | humana | humano | |
| genitive | humana | humane | humana | |
| dative | humanu | humanoj | humanu | |
| accusative | inanimate animate | human humana | humanu | humano |
| vocative | human | humana | humano | |
| locative | humanu | humanoj | humanu | |
| instrumental | humanim | humanom | humanim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | humani | humane | humana | |
| genitive | humanih | humanih | humanih | |
| dative | humanim(a) | humanim(a) | humanim(a) | |
| accusative | humane | humane | humana | |
| vocative | humani | humane | humana | |
| locative | humanim(a) | humanim(a) | humanim(a) | |
| instrumental | humanim(a) | humanim(a) | humanim(a) | |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | humani | humana | humano | |
| genitive | humanog(a) | humane | humanog(a) | |
| dative | humanom(u/e) | humanoj | humanom(u/e) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate | humani humanog(a) | humanu | humano |
| vocative | humani | humana | humano | |
| locative | humanom(e/u) | humanoj | humanom(e/u) | |
| instrumental | humanim | humanom | humanim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | humani | humane | humana | |
| genitive | humanih | humanih | humanih | |
| dative | humanim(a) | humanim(a) | humanim(a) | |
| accusative | humane | humane | humana | |
| vocative | humani | humane | humana | |
| locative | humanim(a) | humanim(a) | humanim(a) | |
| instrumental | humanim(a) | humanim(a) | humanim(a) | |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | humaniji | humanija | humanije | |
| genitive | humanijeg(a) | humanije | humanijeg(a) | |
| dative | humanijem(u) | humanijoj | humanijem(u) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate | humaniji humanijeg(a) | humaniju | humanije |
| vocative | humaniji | humanija | humanije | |
| locative | humanijem(u) | humanijoj | humanijem(u) | |
| instrumental | humanijim | humanijom | humanijim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | humaniji | humanije | humanija | |
| genitive | humanijih | humanijih | humanijih | |
| dative | humanijim(a) | humanijim(a) | humanijim(a) | |
| accusative | humanije | humanije | humanija | |
| vocative | humaniji | humanije | humanija | |
| locative | humanijim(a) | humanijim(a) | humanijim(a) | |
| instrumental | humanijim(a) | humanijim(a) | humanijim(a) | |
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | najhumaniji | najhumanija | najhumanije | |
| genitive | najhumanijeg(a) | najhumanije | najhumanijeg(a) | |
| dative | najhumanijem(u) | najhumanijoj | najhumanijem(u) | |
| accusative | inanimate animate | najhumaniji najhumanijeg(a) | najhumaniju | najhumanije |
| vocative | najhumaniji | najhumanija | najhumanije | |
| locative | najhumanijem(u) | najhumanijoj | najhumanijem(u) | |
| instrumental | najhumanijim | najhumanijom | najhumanijim | |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
| nominative | najhumaniji | najhumanije | najhumanija | |
| genitive | najhumanijih | najhumanijih | najhumanijih | |
| dative | najhumanijim(a) | najhumanijim(a) | najhumanijim(a) | |
| accusative | najhumanije | najhumanije | najhumanija | |
| vocative | najhumaniji | najhumanije | najhumanija | |
| locative | najhumanijim(a) | najhumanijim(a) | najhumanijim(a) | |
| instrumental | najhumanijim(a) | najhumanijim(a) | najhumanijim(a) | |
Swedish
Adjective
human
- humane, decent, compassionate
- Deras politik har kritiserats för att inte vara human.
- Their politics have been criticised for being less than humane.
- Deras politik har kritiserats för att inte vara human.
- (of prices) reasonable
- Det var ett humant pris.
- That was a reasonable price.
- Det var ett humant pris.
Declension
Declension of human| Inflections of human | Absolute | Comparative | Superlative | ||
| Attributive | Predicative | ||||
| Indefinite singular | Common | human | humanare | humanast | |
| Neuter | humant | ||||
| Definite singular | Masc. | humane | humanaste | ||
| All | humana | humanaste | |||
| Plural | humana | humanaste | |||
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