EGAVE

human

About 254.90 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.
  2. adjective Having the nature or attributes of a human being.
    To err is human; to forgive, divine.
  3. adjective Compassionate.
  4. noun 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.
  5. noun A human as contrasted from superficially similar but typically more powerful humanoid creatures; a member of the human race.
  6. noun A term of address for any human, often implying the listener's species is their only noteworthy trait.
  7. noun Any hominid of the genus Homo.
  8. verb To behave as or become, or to cause to behave as or become, a human.

Similar words

human being hominid hominine anthropoid anthropomorphic anthropomorphous homo manlike man frail

Often followed by

beings rights nature being life race and body mind resources

Word family

humaner humanest humanlike humanness humannesses humans

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