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human

  • adjective
  • hu·man
  • hyo͞oʹmən

Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.

Other meanings

  1. Having the nature or attributes of a human being.

    “To err is human; to forgive, divine.”

Example sentences

  • “It's too cold to support human life.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
  • “One day, humans may live on other planets.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
  • “Are humans lobe-finned fish?”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Latin "hūmānus" (of man, human).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “human” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.