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Definition of Humans in English :

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Humans meaning in English

Meaning of Humans in English

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Humans

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Noun

1. human beings, human race, humanity, humankind, humans, man, mankind, world

all of the living human inhabitants of the earth

Example Sentences:
'all the world loves a lover'
'she always used humankind' because mankind' seemed to slight the women'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Humans

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adjective
1. 
of, characterizing, or relating to man and mankind
human nature
2. 
consisting of people
the human race
a human chain
3. 
having the attributes of man as opposed to animals, divine beings, or machines
human failings
4. 
a. 
kind or considerate
b. 
natural
noun
5. 
a human being; person

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Humans

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adjective
1. 
of, belonging to, or typical of man (Homo sapiens)
the human race
2. 
consisting of or produced by people
human society
3. 
having or showing qualities, as rationality or fallibility, viewed as distinctive of people
a human act, a human failing
noun
4. 
a person
the phrase human being is still preferred by some

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Humans

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n.
1. A member of the primate genus Homo, especially a member of the species Homo sapiens, distinguished from other apes by a large brain and the capacity for speech.
2. A person: the extraordinary humans who explored Antarctica.
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of humans: the course of human events; the human race.
2. Having or showing those positive aspects of nature and character regarded as distinguishing humans from other animals: an act of human kindness.
3. Subject to or indicative of the weaknesses, imperfections, and fragility associated with humans: a mistake that shows he's only human; human frailty.
4. Having the form of a human.
5. Made up of humans: formed a human bridge across the ice.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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