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humain — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • human adjective Relating to people, or having the qualities typical of people.
  • humane adj Having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate.
  • man noun An adult male human being.

Senses

humain is used for these senses in English:

  • human (fantasy, scifi, mythology) A human as contrasted from superficially similar but typically more powerful humanoid creatures; a member of the human race.
  • human being A person; a large sapient, bipedal primate, with notably less hair than others of that order, of the species Homo sapiens.
  • man A male person, usually an adult; a (generally adult male) sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.

human — full definition

  1. adjective Relating to people, or having the qualities typical of people.
  2. noun A member of the species Homo sapiens; a person.

humane — full definition

  1. adj Having or showing concern for the pain or suffering of another; compassionate.
  2. adj Pertaining to branches of learning concerned with human affairs or the humanities, especially classical literature or rhetoric.

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