Human Definition
hyo͝omən
humans
noun
humans
A person.
Webster's New World
A member of the primate genus Homo, especially a member of the species Homo sapiens, distinguished from other apes by a large brain and the capacity for speech.
American Heritage Medicine
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adjective
Of, belonging to, or typical of mankind (Homo sapiens)
The human race.
Webster's New World
Of, relating to, or characteristic of humans.
The course of human events; the human race.
American Heritage
Having or showing those positive aspects of nature and character regarded as distinguishing humans from other animals.
An act of human kindness.
American Heritage
Of or having to do with hominids in general.
Human fossils from the Pliocene.
Webster's New World
Consisting of or produced by people.
Human society.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Human
Noun
Singular:
human
Plural:
humansOrigin of Human
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From Middle French humain, from Latin hūmānus (“of or belonging to a man, human, humane”), from homo (“man, human”). Spelling human has been predominant since the early 18th century.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English humain from Old French from Latin hūmānus dhghem- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Displaced Old English guma (whence Modern English groom).
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