adj. 1
Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.
n. 1
A highly intelligent ape with fine and short body hair; the most abundant species of primate, with members found on every continent (Homo sapiens).
Humans share common ancestors with other apes.

Related words

Word family: humaniform humanization humanism humanist humanize human-made humanness humanoid
Phrases: human being human body human race human resources human microphone human nature human smuggling human bean
Is a kind of: animalian mammalian hominid primate mammal

Forms

Plural: humans → persons, mortals, women, earthlings…

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Human denotes what pertains to mankind, with no suggestion as to its being good or evil; as, the human race; human qualities; we speak of human achievements, virtues, or excellences, human follies, vices, or crimes.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

fallible Zamenhof was a wise but fallible person.
humane Isn't that the most humane punishment for criminals?
anthropoid Man appears to be the missing link between anthropoid apes and human beings.
fleshly Abstain from fleshly and worldly lusts.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
human		rising
fallible		rising
humane		falling
anthropological		rising
anthropoid		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: man¹
4 letters: weak¹, homo²
5 letters: woman², frail¹
6 letters: person², mortal², humane²
7 letters: hominid³, mannish, fleshly, manlike, mennish
8 letters: fallible³
9 letters: earthling²
10 letters: anthropoid
15 letters: anthropological⁶

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (homo² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: humain
Italiano: umano
Español: humano
Deutsch: menschlich
Català: humà