human /hūˈmən/ adjective- Belonging to, relating to, or of the nature of, people or humankind
- Having the qualities of a person or the limitations of people
- Humane
- Not invidiously superior
- Genial, kind
noun A human being ORIGIN: Fr humain, from L hūmānus, from homō a human being humane /hū-mānˈ/ adjective - Having the feelings proper to human beings
- Kind
- Tender
- Merciful
- Humanizing, as humane letters, classical, elegant, polite
humaneˈly adverb humaneˈness noun hūˈmanism noun - Literary culture
- Classical studies
- Any system that puts human interests and the human mind paramount, rejecting the supernatural, belief in a god, etc
- Pragmatism (philosophy)
- A critical application of the logical method of pragmatism to all the sciences
hūˈmanist noun - A person who studies polite literature
- At the Renaissance, a person who studies Greek and Roman literature
- A person who studies human nature
- Advocate of any system of humanism
- A pragmatist
adjective Of or relating to humanism or humanists hūmanistˈic adjective - Of or relating to humanism
- Emphasizing observation of one's own feelings and reactions to others as a basis for a greater understanding of the self (psychology and psychiatry)
humanīzāˈtion or humanīsāˈtion noun humanize or humanise /hūˈmən-īz/ transitive verb - To render human or humane
- To soften
- To impart human qualities to, to make like that which is human or of humankind
intransitive verb To become humane or civilized hūˈmankind noun The human species hūˈmanlike adjective hūˈmanly adverb - In a human manner
- By human agency
- Having regard to human limitations
- Humanely
hūˈmanness noun hūˈmanoid adjective and noun - (of) any of the earlier creatures from which modern humans are directly descended and to which they are immediately related, more closely than to anthropoid creatures
- (of) any creature with the appearance or characteristics of a human being
human being noun - Any member of the human race
- A person
human bowling noun A game like bowling, in which people get inside large balls and are rolled towards a set of pins human capital noun The knowledge and skill of employees regarded as a business asset human chain noun A number of people passing something from one to another in a line human chorionic gonadotrophin see chorionic gonadotrophin under chorion human engineering noun The development of human labour as a resource, esp in relation to machines and technology humane killer noun A device for killing animals painlessly humane society noun A society promoting humane behaviour, usu to animals human immunodeficiency virus noun A virus that breaks down the human body's natural immune system, often causing AIDS (abbrev HIV) human interest noun (in newspaper articles, broadcasts, etc) reference to people's lives and emotions human nature noun - The nature of humankind
- The qualities of character common to all humans that differentiate them from other species
- Irrational or less than saintly behaviour (often facetious)
human resources plural noun - People collectively regarded in terms of their skills and knowledge
- The workforce of an organization
human rights plural noun The right each human being has to personal freedom, justice, etc human shield noun - A person or people (civilian, POW, etc) deliberately deployed in strategic sites (during hostilities) to deter enemy attack upon them
- This use of people, as a tactic in war
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