Human
noun
A person, a member of the species Homo sapiens.
We are all humans living on this earth
Often appears as...
- human being
- human rights
adjective
Relating to or characteristic of people or human beings.
We all have human needs like food and shelter
Often appears as...
- human body
- human accomplishment
adjective
A mistake that is typical for people.
He made a human error in his calculation
Often appears as...
- human error
- human fallibility
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Disapproving
noun
The human body or form.
A sculptor studying the human form
Often appears as...
- human form
- in human shape
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Artistic
adjective
Feeling compassion or sympathy.
A person of human kindness
Often appears as...
- human kindness
- human touch
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Approving
noun
A person, a member of the species Homo sapiens.
We are all humans living on this earth
Often appears as...
- human being
- human rights
adjective
Relating to or characteristic of people or human beings.
We all have human needs like food and shelter
Often appears as...
- human body
- human accomplishment
adjective
A mistake that is typical for people.
He made a human error in his calculation
Often appears as...
- human error
- human fallibility
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
The human body or form.
A sculptor studying the human form
Often appears as...
- human form
- in human shape
Usage tips
Artistic
adjective
Feeling compassion or sympathy.
A person of human kindness
Often appears as...
- human kindness
- human touch
Usage tips
Approving
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Not always humans
The word 'human' as a noun specifically refers to our species, not any creature with human-like traits.
Robots may act like us but they are not humans.
Pro Tip 2/3Collective sense
Sometimes 'humans' is used to talk about everyone collectively, emphasizing the whole of humanity.
Humans have always searched for meaning.
Pro Tip 3/3Not 'the humans'
Avoid using 'the' with 'humans' unless you're distinguishing from other species.
Humans, not animals, built cities.
Pro Tip 1/3Not always humans
The word 'human' as a noun specifically refers to our species, not any creature with human-like traits.
Robots may act like us but they are not humans.
Pro Tip 2/3Collective sense
Sometimes 'humans' is used to talk about everyone collectively, emphasizing the whole of humanity.
Humans have always searched for meaning.
Pro Tip 3/3Not 'the humans'
Avoid using 'the' with 'humans' unless you're distinguishing from other species.
Humans, not animals, built cities.
Pro Tip 1/3Not always humans
The word 'human' as a noun specifically refers to our species, not any creature with human-like traits.
Robots may act like us but they are not humans.
Pro Tip 2/3Collective sense
Sometimes 'humans' is used to talk about everyone collectively, emphasizing the whole of humanity.
Humans have always searched for meaning.
Pro Tip 3/3Not 'the humans'
Avoid using 'the' with 'humans' unless you're distinguishing from other species.
Humans, not animals, built cities.
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The five major world...
into a life of luxury. Venturing forth from his sheltered existence as a young man, he witnessed the human suffering that had been hidden from him and immediately set out to investigate its sources. Why must people endure suffering? Must we reincarnate through hundreds of lives? At first he thought the problem
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Can robots be creative?...
that the result might pass the Lovelace Test. More importantly, thanks to the presence of human aesthetic in the process, we'll theoretically generate melodies we would consider beautiful. But does this satisfy our intuition for what is truly creative? Is it enough to make something original and beautiful,
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What happens when our...
Now it's true, technology has accumulated through human history, and right now, technology advances extremely rapidly -- that is the proximate cause, that's why we are currently so very productive. But I like to think back further to the ultimate cause.
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Explore cave paintings...
testifying to the human capacity for creativity thousands of years before writing. They are a distinct visual language that imagines the world outside the self, just like modern art forms, from graffiti and painting to animated virtual-reality caves.
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What did dogs teach...
for his help in the initial studies involving dogs. But while medical experimentation on animals remains controversial, in this case at least, it was not just a matter of exploiting dogs for human needs.
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A journey around the...
relief crew really because it's helped me to appreciate human being again in fact when I reach South Island I thought oh my god I'm alive that was about it I'd jump in a cargo boat to just get in
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Why don't perpetual...
that included humans as part of its perfectly efficient system, it could sustain life indefinitely. There's just one problem. They don't work. Ideas for perpetual motion machines
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Why do women have...
That protective process is known as menstruation, leading to the period. This biological trait, bizarre as it may be, sets us on course for the continuation of the human race.
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How the Mojave Desert...
Exploration is a compulsory human trait. We're the only animal on the planet driven so deeply by curiosity.
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Injured Elephant Calf...
just like a human toddler harmatan has protected her infant well
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The five major world...
into a life of luxury. Venturing forth from his sheltered existence as a young man, he witnessed the human suffering that had been hidden from him and immediately set out to investigate its sources. Why must people endure suffering? Must we reincarnate through hundreds of lives? At first he thought the problem
Video examples
Can robots be creative?...
that the result might pass the Lovelace Test. More importantly, thanks to the presence of human aesthetic in the process, we'll theoretically generate melodies we would consider beautiful. But does this satisfy our intuition for what is truly creative? Is it enough to make something original and beautiful,
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What happens when our...
Now it's true, technology has accumulated through human history, and right now, technology advances extremely rapidly -- that is the proximate cause, that's why we are currently so very productive. But I like to think back further to the ultimate cause.
Video examples
Explore cave paintings...
testifying to the human capacity for creativity thousands of years before writing. They are a distinct visual language that imagines the world outside the self, just like modern art forms, from graffiti and painting to animated virtual-reality caves.
Video examples
What did dogs teach...
for his help in the initial studies involving dogs. But while medical experimentation on animals remains controversial, in this case at least, it was not just a matter of exploiting dogs for human needs.
Video examples
A journey around the...
relief crew really because it's helped me to appreciate human being again in fact when I reach South Island I thought oh my god I'm alive that was about it I'd jump in a cargo boat to just get in
Video examples
Why don't perpetual...
that included humans as part of its perfectly efficient system, it could sustain life indefinitely. There's just one problem. They don't work. Ideas for perpetual motion machines
Video examples
Why do women have...
That protective process is known as menstruation, leading to the period. This biological trait, bizarre as it may be, sets us on course for the continuation of the human race.
Video examples
How the Mojave Desert...
Exploration is a compulsory human trait. We're the only animal on the planet driven so deeply by curiosity.
Video examples
Injured Elephant Calf...
just like a human toddler harmatan has protected her infant well
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George Santayana
Spanish Philosopher
We must welcome the future, remembering that soon it will be the past; and we must respect the past, remembering that it was once all that was humanly possible.
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Ulysses S. Grant
American President
I have made it a rule of my life to trust a man long after other people gave him up, but I don't see how I can ever trust any human being again.
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Jim Brown
American Athlete
I look for good people and people that will be like-minded and help me try to do good for other human beings.
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Ice Cube
American Musician
Don't get a movie confused with real life. I'm a well-rounded human being like everyone else.
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Yoko Ono
American Artist
John wrote with a very deep love for the human race and a concern for its future.
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Simon Sinek
English Author
The most basic human desire is to feel like you belong. Fitting in is important.
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George Eliot
British Author
Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.
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W. E. B. Du Bois
American Writer
How hard a thing is life to the lowly, and yet how human and real!
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Plato
Greek Philosopher
States are as the men, they grow out of human characters.
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Billy Graham
American Clergyman
The human heart is the same the world over.
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George Santayana
Spanish Philosopher
We must welcome the future, remembering that soon it will be the past; and we must respect the past, remembering that it was once all that was humanly possible.
Quote examples
Ulysses S. Grant
American President
I have made it a rule of my life to trust a man long after other people gave him up, but I don't see how I can ever trust any human being again.
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Jim Brown
American Athlete
I look for good people and people that will be like-minded and help me try to do good for other human beings.
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Ice Cube
American Musician
Don't get a movie confused with real life. I'm a well-rounded human being like everyone else.
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Yoko Ono
American Artist
John wrote with a very deep love for the human race and a concern for its future.
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Simon Sinek
English Author
The most basic human desire is to feel like you belong. Fitting in is important.
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George Eliot
British Author
Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.
Quote examples
W. E. B. Du Bois
American Writer
How hard a thing is life to the lowly, and yet how human and real!
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Plato
Greek Philosopher
States are as the men, they grow out of human characters.
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Billy Graham
American Clergyman
The human heart is the same the world over.
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