human being

human being

n. A human.

human being

n a member of any of the races of Homo sapiens; person; man, woman, or child

hu′man be′ing

n. 1. any individual of the genus Homo, esp. a member of the species Homo sapiens. 2. a person, esp. as distinguished from other animals or as representing the human species: conditions not fit for human beings. [1855–60]

Thesaurus

Noun

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human being - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriagehuman, homo, manlumbus, loin - either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupedshominid - a primate of the family Hominidaegenus Homo - type genus of the family Hominidaehuman beings, human race, humankind, humans, mankind, humanity, world, man - all of the living human inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"Homo erectus - extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain; "Homo erectus was formerly called Pithecanthropus erectus"Homo soloensis - extinct primitive hominid of late Pleistocene; Java; formerly JavanthropusHomo habilis - extinct species of upright East African hominid having some advanced humanlike characteristicsHomo 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 ccHomo sapiens neanderthalensis, Neandertal, Neandertal man, Neanderthal, Neanderthal man - extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asiabody, organic structure, physical structure - the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire"chassis, bod, human body, material body, physical body, physique, build, anatomy, figure, flesh, frame, shape, soma, form - alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"body hair - short hair growing over a person's bodyhead of hair, mane - growth of hair covering the scalp of a human beinghuman head - the head of a human beingside - either the left or right half of a body; "he had a pain in his side"foot, human foot, pes - the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint; "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot"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 limbhand, manus, mitt, paw - the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt"face, human face - the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news"nutrition - the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans)Homo rhodesiensis, Rhodesian man - a primitive hominid resembling Neanderthal man but living in Africaschistosome dermatitis, swimmer's itch - a sensitization reaction to repeated invasion of the skin by cercariae of schistosomeshyperdactyly, polydactyly - birth defect characterized by the presence of more than the normal number of fingers or toessyndactylism, syndactyly - birth defect in which there is partial or total webbing connecting two or more fingers or toes

human being

noun human, man, woman, person, mortal not to hear a fellow human being's voice

human being

nounA member of the human race:being, body, creature, homo, human, individual, life, man, mortal, party, person, personage, soul.

Translations

人类

human

(ˈhjuːmən) adjective of, natural to, concerning, or belonging to, mankind. human nature; The dog was so clever that he seemed almost human. (有關或像)人的 人的 noun a person. Humans are not as different from animals as we might think. 人 人ˈhumanly adverb within human power. If it is humanly possible, he will do it. 人力所及 在人力所及范围human being a person. Animals may behave like that, but human beings shouldn't. 人類 人类human resources noun the abilities and skills of people (used to refer to the benefit derived from them). 人力資源 人力资源

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