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Princeton's WordNet

  1. world, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind, mannoun

    all of the living human inhabitants of the earth

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

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  1. Human Beings

    Human Beings is a song by Seal. It was released as the lead single from his third studio album, Human Being.

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  1. human beings

    Human beings, also known as Homo sapiens, are a species of primates characterized by their highly developed brains, cognitive abilities and complex social structures. They are capable of creating and using tools, language, art, culture, and they have highly developed reasoning abilities. They are bipedal, meaning they can walk upright on two legs, and they have opposable thumbs that allow for precise manipulation of objects. Human beings are the only extant members of the sub-tribe Hominina. Their ability for introspection and moral reasoning allows them to consider and question their own existence, leading to philosophies, ideologies and religions. Humans are also characterized by their collective methods of organization and ability to shape and manipulate the environment, creating complex societal frameworks and structures.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of human beings in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of human beings in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of human beings in a Sentence

  1. Aldous Huxley:

    The vast majority of human beings dislike and even dread all notions with which they are not familiar. Hence it comes about that at their first appearance innovators have always been derided as fools and madmen.

  2. Lewis Thomas:

    Ants are so much like human beings as to be an embarrassment. They farm fungi, raise aphids as livestock, launch armies into war, use chemical sprays to alarm and confuse enemies, capture slaves, engage in child labor, exchange information ceaselessly. They do everything but watch television.

  3. L.F. Magister:

    Animals that have more defense forms are also the most sensitive to attack, such as the turtles on their hulls or tracks, that when they leave their cocoons, they become one of the most beautiful insects. Such are human beings. They spend the rest of their lives in fear. Close their hearts made alveoli to the world in order to protect themselves and hoping that one day someone might free them.

  4. Michael Weiss:

    It's just another addition to the sick and twisted annals of the way ISIS treats human beings.

  5. Gill Pratt:

    We are trying to make robots and human beings work together, robots are very good at working in dangerous environments, while humans are very good at making judgment calls.


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  • ανθρώπινα όνταGreek

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