human
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[ Etymology
From Middle French humain, from Latin humanus
[ Pronunciation
[ Adjective
human (comparative more human, superlative most human)
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- (no comparative or superlative) Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.
- (comparable) Having the nature or attributes of a human being.
[ Translations
of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens
having the nature or attributes of a human species
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[ Noun
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human (plural humans)
- A human being, whether man, woman, or child.
[ Translations
a human being
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[ Derived terms
[ Danish
[ Adjective
human
- human (having the nature or attributes of a human being)
- humane (something done from love to humanity)
[ German
[ Adjective
human
- humane (with regard for thee health and well-being of another; compassionate)
[ Related terms
[ Swedish
[ Adjective
| Inflections of human |
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| Indefinite singular |
Common | human | humanare | humanast | |
| Neuter | humant | ||||
| Definite singular |
Masc. | humane | humanaste | ||
| All | humana | humanaste | |||
| Plural | humana | humanaste | |||
human
- humane, decent, compassionate
- Deras politik har kritiserats för att inte vara human.
- Their politics have been criticised for being less than humane.
- Deras politik har kritiserats för att inte vara human.
- (of prices) reasonable
- Det var ett humant pris.
- That was a reasonable price.
- Det var ett humant pris.
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