ˈhju:mən 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. øhuman 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. øøhumanness n. [ME humain(e) f. OF f. L humanus f. homo human being]
