human

UK /ˈhjuː.mən/ US /ˈhjuː.mən/
noun 4name 3adj 2verb 1

Definitions

adj

1

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

Some powers diuine, or els infernall, mixt / Their angry ſeedes at his conception: / For he was neuer ſprong of humaine race, / Since with the ſpirit of his fearefull pride, / He dares so doubtleſly reſolue of rule.

[N]o attempt is made to call in God to their reſcue, as if he vvere an idle unconcern'd ſpectator of humane affairs, or ſo inconſiderable an ally, as not to be vvorth the care of engaging him on their ſide.

2

Having the nature or attributes of a human being.

To err is human; to forgive, divine.

She was like a Beardsley Salome, he had said. And indeed she had the narrow eyes and the high cheekbone of that creature, and as nearly the sinuosity as is compatible with human symmetry.

noun

1

A highly intelligent ape with fine and short body hair; the most abundant species of primate, with members found on every continent (Homo sapiens).

Humans share common ancestors with other apes.

Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola.

2

A highly intelligent ape with fine and short body hair; the most abundant species of primate, with members found on every continent (Homo sapiens).

Greetings. I am Blor-Utar from Zimtok-5. I have come to subjugate the human race. Do not resist. Why humans? Because, in addition to their value as slave labor, they are also delicious and nutritious!

3

A highly intelligent ape with fine and short body hair; the most abundant species of primate, with members found on every continent (Homo sapiens).

Greetings, human! You have stumbled into the dimension of the Snow People.[…]Flesh plows clear the streets to make them safe to drive.[…]Does this shock you, human? Do the ways of our world open your eyes to the truths of your own?

4

Any hominid of the genus Homo.

verb

1

To behave as or become, or to cause to behave as or become, a human.

[…] he sought to charm a single pair of ears, and those more hairy than critical. Later, as the race went on humaning, there grew complexity of sentiment and varying emotional needs, […]

There are, then, many ways of humaning: these are the ways along which we make ourselves and, collaboratively, one another.

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