"human" | Definition and Related Words

human

Adjective

Characteristic of humanity (synset 302754015)
"human nature"
Relating to a person (synset 302754145)
"the experiment was conducted on 6 monkeys and 2 human subjects"
Having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings (synset 301261689)
"human beings"; "the human body"; "human kindness"; "human frailty"

tells us about: humanity, humanness, manhood - the quality of being human
similar to:
- anthropoid, manlike - resembling human beings
- anthropomorphic, anthropomorphous, humanlike - suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things
- earthborn - springing from or born on the earth
- fallible, frail, imperfect, weak - wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
- hominal - of humankind as a species
- hominian, hominid - characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures
- hominine - characteristic of humankind

Noun

Any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage (synset 102474924)
associated with:
- body, organic structure - the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
- side - either the left or right half of a body
- nutrition - the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans)
- schistosome dermatitis, swimmer's itch - a sensitization reaction to repeated invasion of the skin by cercariae of schistosomes
- hyperdactyly, polydactyly - birth defect characterized by the presence of more than the normal number of fingers or toes
- syndactylism, syndactyly - birth defect in which there is partial or total webbing connecting two or more fingers or toes
- prepubertal, prepubescent - (especially of human beings) at the age immediately before puberty; often marked by accelerated growth
is a type of: hominid - a primate of the family Hominidae
subtypes:
- human beings, human race, humanity, humankind, humans, man, mankind, world - all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
- homo erectus - extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain
- homo soloensis - extinct primitive hominid of late Pleistocene; Java; formerly Javanthropus
- homo habilis - extinct species of upright East African hominid having some advanced humanlike characteristics
- homo sapiens - the only surviving hominid; species to which modern man belongs; bipedal primate having language and ability to make and use complex tools; brain volume at least 1400 cc
- homo sapiens neanderthalensis, neandertal, neandertal man, neanderthal, neanderthal man - extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia
- homo rhodesiensis, rhodesian man - a primitive hominid resembling Neanderthal man but living in Africa
belongs to: genus homo - type genus of the family Hominidae
has:
- loin, lumbus - either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds
- anatomy, bod, build, chassis, figure, flesh, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, shape, soma - alternative names for the body of a human being
- body hair - short hair growing over a person's body
- head of hair, mane - growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being
- human head - the head of a human being
- foot, human foot, pes - the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
- arm - a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
- hand, manus, mitt, paw - the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
- face, human face - the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
same as: homo, human being, man

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