What does “human” mean?
- 1
adjectiverelating to people rather than animals or machines
The accident was caused by human error.
- 2
nouna person
Dogs can hear sounds that humans cannot.
Human at a glance
- Part of speech
- adjective & noun
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /ˈhjumən/ · HYOO-mun
How to use “human” correctly
“Human” means relating to people; “humane” means kind and gentle: “humane treatment of animals”.
Common phrases with “human”
- human being
- human rights
- human nature
- human body
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- humanity
- humane
- humanly
- inhuman
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