humanhood


Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Idioms, Encyclopedia.

hu·man

 (hyo͞o′mən)
n.
1. A member of the primate genus Homo, especially a member of the species Homo sapiens, distinguished from other apes by a large brain and the capacity for speech.
2. A person: the extraordinary humans who explored Antarctica.
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of humans: the course of human events; the human race.
2. Having or showing those positive aspects of nature and character regarded as distinguishing humans from other animals: an act of human kindness.
3. Subject to or indicative of the weaknesses, imperfections, and fragility associated with humans: a mistake that shows he's only human; human frailty.
4. Having the form of a human.
5. Made up of humans: formed a human bridge across the ice.
[Middle English humain, from Old French, from Latin hūmānus; see dhghem- in Indo-European roots.]
hu′man·hood′ n.
hu′man·ness n.

humanhood

(ˈhjuːmənˌhʊd)
n
the state or character of being human
References in periodicals archive ?
Although reluctant to single out particular shows, he says eventually: "I'm really excited that it's such a big programme and I'm very excited by Humanhood (Their show, Zero, is at Dance City on April 28).
Stage is set for dance firsts; As Anthony Baker prepares to tap-dance his way into 2018, DAVID WHETSTONE gets the lowdown on Dance City's action-packed new year
In his absolute refusal to condemn his persecutors, Levi manages to expand the memory of the Shoah out from that of simple trauma into a philosophical inquiry with regard to the bounds of humanhood.
A call to prayer: reading Shema in Levi's testimony
And the activation track, which I listened to immediately after I woke up, didn't do a thing--it still took my daily cup of coffee to jolt me into a state of functional humanhood.
I turned my brain waves into music
First, the Polish philosopher offers a different understanding of human nature: for him its meaning is close to an essence of humanhood.
Karol Wojtyla y Rene Descartes. Comparacion de sus posturas antropologicas
They refocused themselves to a point where they could get back their peoplehood, their humanhood, their manhood and their womanhood.
On my journey now: the narrative and works of Dr. John Henrik Clarke, the knowledge revolutionary
Dictionary browser ?
Full browser ?