noun
humanness
Humanness (noun) means the state or quality of being human.
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The state or quality of being human.
"Too often, children become an "it" in their homes and their humanness is devalued."
— Neil Weiner, Sharon E. Robinson Kurpius (1995)
"Though he had no hard data, his intuition was that increasing humanness in a robot was positive only up to a certain point."
— , Crossing the uncanny valley (2010)
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Etymology
Formed from human and -ness, making it a piecewise doublet of humaneness.
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What is the meaning of humanness?
"humanness" (noun) means the state or quality of being human.
What is another word for humanness?
Other words for "humanness" include manhood, humanity.
