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English

Etymology

From humanity +? -arian (suffix indicating an advocate of or believer in something), possibly modelled after Unitarian (“Christian who does not believe in the doctrine of the Trinity; pertaining to Unitarianism”) (see noun sense 2 and verb sense 2).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /hj??mæ.n??t??.??.?n/, [-??.?i.?n]
• (General American) IPA^(key): /hju?mæ.n??t?.?i.?n/, /?hju?.mæ.n??t??.??.?n/
• Rhymes: -???i?n
• Hyphenation: hu?man?it?a?ri?an

Adjective

humanitarian (comparative more humanitarian, superlative most humanitarian)

1. Concerned with people's welfare, and the alleviation of suffering; compassionate, humane.
2. (Christianity, rare) Of or pertaining to the belief that Jesus Christ is fully human and not divine.
3. (philosophy, historical) Synonym of humanist (“relating to humanism”)

Usage notes

• The Compact Oxford Dictionary from 1996 has a usage note criticizing use of humanitarian as in humanitarian disaster, saying "the adjective humanitarian is often used inaccurately by reporters, e.g This is the worst humanitarian disaster within living memory, as if humanitarian meant 'of or relating to humanity'", though the current entry given by OxfordDictionaries.com has a more tempered commentary: "The primary sense of humanitarian is 'concerned with or seeking to promote human welfare.' Since the 1930s, a new sense, exemplified by phrases such as the worst humanitarian disaster this country has seen, has been gaining currency, and is now broadly established, especially in journalism, although it is not considered good style by all".

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

humanitarian (plural humanitarians)

1. A person concerned with people's welfare; a do-gooder or philanthropist.
2. (Christianity, rare) One who believes that Jesus Christ is fully human and not divine.
3. (philosophy, historical) Synonym of humanist (“a person who believes in the philosophy of humanism”)

Translations

References

Further reading

• humanitarian on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• humanitarian in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• humanitarian in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

English

Etymology

From Late Middle English humayne, humain, from Middle French humain, from Latin h?m?nus m (“of or belonging to a man, human, humane”, adjective), from humus, with unclear ?. Spelling human has been predominant since the early 18th century.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?(h)ju?.m?n/, [?(ç)ju??m?n], [?(ç)ju??mn?]
• (US) enPR: (h)yo?o?m?n, (h)yo?om?n, IPA^(key): /?(h)ju.m?n/, [?(ç)ju?m?n], [?(ç)ju?mn?]
  • (NYC, some other US dialects) IPA^(key): /?ju.m?n/
• (Indian English) IPA^(key): /?hju?.m?n/
• Rhymes: -u?m?n
• Hyphenation: hu?man

Adjective

human (comparative more human, superlative most human)

2. (not comparable) Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.
3. (comparable) Having the nature or attributes of a human being.
   • 2011 August 17, Holman W. Jenkins, Jr., The Many Wars of Google: Handset makers will learn to live with their new ‘frenemy’, Business World, Wall Street Journal,

     Google wouldn't be human if it didn't want some of this loot, which buying Motorola would enable it to grab.

Alternative forms

• humane (obsolete)

Synonyms

• mannish, mennish (now rare)

Derived terms

Pages starting with “human”.

Related terms

• humane
• humanitarian
• humanitarianism
• humanity

Translations

Noun

human (plural humans)

2. A human being, whether man, woman or child; a member of the species Homo sapiens.

   Synonyms: human being, man; see also Thesaurus:person

3. A member of the subtribe Hominina, including the neanderthal.

Translations

Verb

human (third-person singular simple present humans, present participle humaning, simple past and past participle humaned)

1. (rare) To behave as or become, or to cause to behave as or become, a human.

References

Further reading

• human on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• human in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• human in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• human at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• Nahum

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: hu?man

Verb

human

1. to finish

Adjective

human

1. completed; done

Adverb

human

1. after

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:human.

Danish

Adjective

human

1. human (having the nature or attributes of a human being)
2. humane (something done from love to humanity)

Inflection

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hu?ma?n/
• Rhymes: -a?n

Adjective

human (comparative humaner, superlative am humansten)

1. humane

Declension

Related terms

• Humanismus
• Humanist
• humanistisch

Further reading

• “human” in Duden online

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /?human/

Verb

human

1. first-person singular present indicative of hupmat

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin h?m?nus.

Adjective

human (neuter singular humant, definite singular and plural humane)

1. humane

References

• “human” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin h?m?nus.

Adjective

human (neuter singular humant, definite singular and plural humane)

1. humane

References

• “human” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romansch

Etymology

From Latin h?m?nus.

Adjective

human m (feminine singular humana, masculine plural humans, feminine plural humanas)

1. (Sursilvan) human

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader) uman
• (Puter) umaun

Noun

human m (plural humans)

1. (Sursilvan) (male) human being

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Surmiran, Vallader) uman
• (Puter) umaun

Synonyms

• carstgaun

Coordinate terms

• carstgauna, humana

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xûma?n/
• Hyphenation: hu?man

Adjective

h?m?n (definite h?m?n?, comparative humaniji, Cyrillic spelling ???????)

1. humane (with regard for the health and well-being of another; compassionate)

Declension

Spanish

Verb

human

1. Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of humar.
2. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present indicative form of humar.

Swedish

Adjective

human

1. humane, decent, compassionate

2. (of prices) reasonable

Declension