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Human

/ˈhjuː.mən/

A human being, whether man, woman or child.

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📖 Definitions of "Human"

noun

1
A human being, whether man, woman or child.
"Humans share common ancestors with other apes."

verb

1
To behave as or become, or to cause to behave as or become, a human.

adjective

1
(notcomp) Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.
2
Having the nature or attributes of a human being.
"To err is human; to forgive, divine."

🔄 Synonyms of "Human"

23 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
frailnoun	Easily broken physically; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish.
soulnoun	(religion, folklore) The spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality, often believed to live on after the person's death.
weak	Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
individualnoun	A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
fallible	Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.
mortalnoun	Susceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound; not immortal.
mannoun	An adult male human.
anthropomorphicnoun	(of anything non-human) Having attributes or characteristics of a human being.
imperfectnoun	Not perfect,
hominidnoun	Any primate of the taxonomic family Hominidae, which includes all the nonhuman great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans) as well as humans.
homonoun	(colloquial, sometimes derogatory) Of or pertaining to homosexuality.
anthropoidnoun	Having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance.
somebodynoun	Any person.
anthropomorphous	Synonym of anthropomorphic.
manlike	Of or characteristic of grown men, as opposed to women or children; macho, mannish, virile.
homininenoun	Any member of the subfamily Homininae.
someonenoun	A partially specified but unnamed person.
human beingnoun	A person; a large sapient, bipedal primate, with notably less hair than others of that order, of the species Homo sapiens.
hominal	of humankind as a species
earthborn	Born or produced on the planet Earth.
hominian	characterizing the family hominidae, which includes homo sapiens sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures
humanlike	Having characteristics of a human.
personnoun	An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being.

↔️ Antonyms of "Human"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
nonhumannoun	Not human; not of the human race.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Human"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
human beingnoun	A person; a large sapient, bipedal primate, with notably less hair than others of that order, of the species Homo sapiens.
hominidnoun	Any primate of the taxonomic family Hominidae, which includes all the nonhuman great apes (chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans) as well as humans.
homininenoun	Any member of the subfamily Homininae.
anthropoid	Having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance.
anthropomorphic	(of anything non-human) Having attributes or characteristics of a human being.
anthropomorphous	Synonym of anthropomorphic.
homonoun	(colloquial, sometimes derogatory) Of or pertaining to homosexuality.
manlike	Of or characteristic of grown men, as opposed to women or children; macho, mannish, virile.
man	Synonym of manly. (Only used in man enough.)
frail	Easily broken physically; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish.
earthbornnoun	Born or produced on the planet Earth.
soulnoun	(religion, folklore) The spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality, often believed to live on after the person's death.
mortal	Susceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound; not immortal.
weak	Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
personnoun	An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being.
somebodynoun	Any person.
fallible	Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.
individualnoun	A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
someonenoun	A partially specified but unnamed person.
imperfect	Not perfect,