human

Belonging to or connected with people, their bodies, or their lives.

• The human body needs water.
• This law protects human rights.
• Scientists found human bones near the river.

Opposites: nonhuman

Common phrases: human rights, human body, human life, human beings

Showing feelings, weaknesses, or behavior that are natural for people.

• Everyone makes mistakes; we are only human.
• His nervous smile gave the speech a human touch.
• Wanting to be liked is a very human feeling.

Common phrases: human nature, human weakness, only human, human touch

A person, belonging to the species that includes everyone alive today.

• Humans need food and water.
• Early humans made tools from stone.
• Can humans survive on another planet?

Similar words: person, human being

Common phrases: modern human, early human, human and animal

A dog.

• Their human barked at the gate.
• The human wagged its tail when it saw the leash.
• Two humans chased a ball across the garden.

Similar words: dog

Common phrases: pet human, human puppy