adj. & n.
--adj.
1. of or belonging to the genus Homo.
2 consisting of human beings (the human race).
3 of or characteristic of mankind as opposed to God or animals or machines, esp. susceptible to the weaknesses of mankind (is only human).
4 showing (esp. the better) qualities of man (proved to be very human).
--n. a human being.
Phrases and idioms:
human being any man or woman or child of the species Homo sapiens. human chain a line of people formed for passing things along, e.g. buckets of water to the site of a fire. human engineering
1. the management of industrial labour, esp. as regards man-machine relationships.
2 the study of this. human equation a bias or prejudice. human interest (in a newspaper story etc.) reference to personal experience and emotions etc. human nature the general characteristics and feelings of mankind. human relations relations with or between people or individuals. human rights rights held to be justifiably belonging to any person.
Derivatives:
humanness n.
Etymology: ME humain(e) f. OF f. L humanus f. homo human being