GC: adj, n
S: UNESCO – https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/what-makes-us-human (last access: 25 April 2024); UN – https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights (last access: 25 April 2024).
N: 1. human (adj): mid-15c., humain, humaigne, from Old French humain, umain (adj.) “of or belonging to man” (12c.), from Latin humanus “of man, human,” also “humane, philanthropic, kind, gentle, polite; learned, refined, civilized,” probably related to homo (genitive hominis) “man” (see homunculus) and to humus “earth,” on notion of “earthly beings,” as opposed to the gods (compare Hebrew adam “man,” from adamah “ground”). Cognate with Old Lithuanian zmuo (accusative zmuni) “man, male person.”
As a noun, from 1530s. Its Old English cognate guma (from Proto-Germanic *guman-) survives only in disguise in bridegroom. Related: Humanness. Human rights attested by 1680s; human being by 1690s. Human relations is from 1916; human resources attested by 1907, American English, apparently originally among social Christians and drawn from natural resources.
2. – human (adjective):
. of, relating to, or characteristic of humans (see HUMAN entry 2). Examples: the human brain; human voices; problems that have occurred throughout human history.
. consisting of or involving humans. Examples: everyone held hands and made a human chain; human interactions; human spaceflight.
. having human form or attributes (a). Example: the statue is more human than the beings at his feet—Clifton Fadiman.
representative of or susceptible to the sympathies and frailties of human nature (b). Examples: human kindness; a human weakness; such an inconsistency is very human—P. E. More.
. humanlike (adjective).
– human (noun): a bipedal primate mammal (Homo sapiens): a person : MAN sense 1c. → usually plural. Examples: a disease that affects both humans and animals. incomprehensible to us humans— William James.
3. Key Difference – Human vs Humane.
Although the words human and humane appear similar, there is a clear difference between the two words in terms of their meaning. The key difference between human and humane is that the human is a person and being human, is showing better qualities of people. On the other hand, being humane is showing kindness and concern for others. In our world today, although people are human, most do not display humane actions especially in their treatments of others. This highlights that although the two words appear to be similar, when paying attention to their meaning one can easily discern a difference.
4. Cultural Interrelation: We can mention The Human Condition (1958) by Hannah Arendt (1906-1975).
S: 1. Etymonline – http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=human&searchmode=none (last access: 4 September 2014). 2. MW – https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/human (last access: 25 April 2024). 3. DB – https://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-human-and-vs-humane/ (last access: 25 April 2024). 4. Amazon – https://www.amazon.es/Human-Condition-Hannah-Arendt/dp/0226025985 (last access: 1 May 2024).
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CR: human race, humanised, humanitarian.
