Humans — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

all of the living human inhabitants of the earth

any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hjˈuːmənz/

🇬🇧British English

/hˌaɪpəbˈɑːbɑːɹˌɪzəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˌaɪpəbˈɑːbɑːɹˌɪzəm/

2 syllables Say it as /hjˈuːmənz/.

Examples

all the world loves a lover
she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

world humanity humankind human human being man human beings homo human race mankind

Parts of Speech

noun	all of the living human inhabitants of the earth “all the world loves a lover”
noun	any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage

Word Forms

human

adjective

characteristic of humanity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Menschen

alle lebenden menschlichen Bewohner der Erde

🇫🇷French

les humains

tous les habitants humains vivants de la terre

🇪🇸Spanish

humanos

todos los habitantes humanos vivos de la tierra

🇮🇹Italian

umani

tutti gli abitanti umani viventi della terra

🇳🇱Dutch

mensen

alle levende menselijke bewoners van de aarde

🇵🇹Portuguese

humanos

todos os habitantes humanos vivos da terra

🇷🇺Russian

люди

все живые люди, обитатели земли

India

🇮🇳Hindi

इंसानों

पृथ्वी के सभी जीवित मानव निवासी

🇧🇩Bengali

মানুষ

পৃথিবীর সমস্ত জীবিত মানব বাসিন্দা

🇮🇳Tamil

மனிதர்கள்

பூமியில் வாழும் மனித குடிகள் அனைவரும்

🇮🇳Telugu

మానవులు

భూమిపై నివసించే మానవ నివాసులందరూ

🇮🇳Marathi

मानव

पृथ्वीवरील सर्व जिवंत मानवी रहिवासी

🇮🇳Gujarati

માણસો

પૃથ્વીના તમામ જીવંત માનવ રહેવાસીઓ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮನುಷ್ಯರು

ಭೂಮಿಯ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಜೀವಂತ ಮಾನವ ನಿವಾಸಿಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മനുഷ്യർ

ഭൂമിയിലെ ജീവനുള്ള എല്ലാ മനുഷ്യ നിവാസികളും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇਨਸਾਨ

ਧਰਤੀ ਦੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਜੀਵਤ ਮਨੁੱਖੀ ਵਸਨੀਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

انسانوں

زمین کے تمام زندہ انسانی باشندے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

人类

地球上所有活着的人类居民

🇯🇵Japanese

人間

地球上の生きている人間全員

🇰🇷Korean

인간

지구상에 살고 있는 모든 인간 주민

🇻🇳Vietnamese

con người

tất cả cư dân con người còn sống trên trái đất

🇹🇭Thai

มนุษย์

บรรดามนุษย์ที่มีชีวิตอยู่บนแผ่นดินโลก

🇮🇩Indonesian

manusia

seluruh manusia yang hidup di bumi

🇵🇭Filipino

mga tao

lahat ng nabubuhay na tao sa mundo

🇲🇾Malay

manusia

semua manusia yang hidup di bumi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

البشر

جميع سكان الأرض من البشر الأحياء

🇮🇷Persian

انسان ها

همه انسان های زنده ساکن زمین

🇹🇷Turkish

insanlar

yeryüzünde yaşayan tüm insan sakinleri

🇮🇱Hebrew

בני אדם

כל תושבי האדם החיים של כדור הארץ

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