Antonyms for human


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : hyoo-muh n or, often, yoo
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhyu mən or, often, ˈyu‐


Definition of human

Origin :
  • mid-15c., humain, humaigne, from Old French humain, umain (adj.) "of or belonging to man" (12c.), from Latin humanus "of man, human," also "humane, philanthropic, kind, gentle, polite; learned, refined, civilized," probably related to homo (genitive hominis) "man" (see homunculus) and to humus "earth," on notion of "earthly beings," as opposed to the gods (cf. Hebrew adam "man," from adamah "ground"). Cognate with Old Lithuanian zmuo (accusative zmuni) "man, male person."
  • As a noun, from 1530s. Its Old English cognate guma (from Proto-Germanic *guman-) survives only in disguise in bridegroom. Related: Humanness. Human rights attested by 1680s; human being by 1690s. Human relations is from 1916; human resources attested by 1907, American English, apparently originally among social Christians and drawn from natural resources.
  • adj characteristic of people
  • noun person, homo sapiens
Example sentences :
  • It had the pure and placid expression of the human soul, when it dwells in love and peace.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • But then, I always was a terrible poor judge of human nature.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Even the village was too human, too modern, for his early-pagan mood.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • We do not know how or why or when the human race began its career upon this Earth.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • It will not be sufficient that the rash counsels of human passion are rejected.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • We sense the call of the human heart for fellowship, fraternity, and cooperation.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • And then she saw, on the sofa at one side of the place, a human form under a sheet.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Freedom is one of the deepest and noblest aspirations of the human spirit.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • Every victory for human freedom will be a victory for world peace.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • Human freedom is on the march, and nowhere more so than our own hemisphere.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

Synonyms for human

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