human

hu|man¹ W1 [ˈhju:mən] adj

[Date: 1300-1400; : French; Origin: humain, from Latin humanus]

1.) belonging to or relating to people, especially as opposed to machines or animals

▪ There are many different cell types in the human body .

▪ the power of the human mind

▪ The desire for joy lies deep within the human spirit .

▪ Infra-red light is invisible to the human eye .

▪ theories of human behaviour

▪ different areas of human experience

▪ respect for the absolute value of human life

▪ The accident was the result of human error .

▪ The meat was declared unfit for human consumption .

2.) human weaknesses, emotions etc are those which are typical of people

▪ He was also a person with very obvious human failings.

3.) sb is only human

used to say that someone should not be blamed for what they have done

4.) having the same feelings and emotions as ordinary people

▪ He's really not so bad. When you get to know him he seems quite human.

5.) a/the human touch

someone, especially someone in authority, who has the human touch deals with people in a kind friendly way and is able to understand their feelings and problems

▪ The President has been accused of lacking the human touch.

6.) human interest

a quality that makes a story interesting because it is about people's feelings, lives, relationships etc

▪ As a trainee reporter, she covered human interest stories.

7.) the human condition

the experiences, emotions, needs etc that all people share, especially considered as a situation from which it is impossible to escape

8.) human chain

a line of people

▪ Firefighters formed a human chain to carry the brothers to safety.

9.) put a human face on sth also give sth a human face

to make an important event or principle understandable to ordinary people by directing their attention to the way it affects a particular person

▪ Anne Frank was the girl whose diary put a human face on the Holocaust.

10.) capitalism/communism/socialism etc with a human face

a capitalist etc economic and political system that does not ignore people's needs

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COLLOCATES for sense 1

the human body

the human brain/mind

the human spirit

the human eye (=used especially when talking about how difficult something is to see)

human behaviour/activity/relationships

human experience

human life

human society

human error

for human consumption (=to be eaten by people)

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human ²

human² W3 also .human 'being n

a person