humans
n · noun
Form of human , plural of human.
Simple meaning
The tenth full-length album by Canadian singer/songwriter Bruce Cockburn.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
hyoomuhnzSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈhjumənz
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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n
"Humans" is a song by British YouTuber and musician Vikram Barn better known as Vikkstar featuring Maltese singer Shaun Farrugia released by Funfair on 1 December 2023.
The tenth full-length album by Canadian singer/songwriter Bruce Cockburn.
A Canadian indie electronic pop duo.
A new wave band from Santa Cruz, formed in 1976 as The Mysterious People.
A 2021 Mandarin-language Chinese science-fiction television series remake of the British series Humans, which itself is an adaptation of the Swedish series Real Humans.
styled as HUM∀NS
A science fiction television series that debuted in June 2015 on Channel 4 and on AMC.
noun
All of the living human inhabitants of the earth
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Varies by meaning
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
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This meaning: "Humans" is a song by British YouTuber and musician Vikram Barn better known as Vikkstar featuring Maltese singer Shaun Farrugia released by Funfair on 1 December 2023.
Used this way, humans is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in technical or specialist writing contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.
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Word Family
Related forms, grouped by how they connect.
Inflected forms
Grammatical variations of the same word.
Characteristic of humanity.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
Studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills).
The quality of being humane.
The doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare.
An automaton that resembles a human being.
Related to "Humans" is a song by British YouTuber and musician Vikram Barn better known as Vikkstar featuring Maltese singer Shaun Farrugia released by Funfair on 1 December 2023.
In a way that relates to characteristic of humanity.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
Large tropical American fly.
A hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland.
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Synonyms
Sense: all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
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