Antonyms for humans

Grammar : Noun

Spell : hyoo-muh n or, often, yoo‐

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhyu mən or, often, ˈyu‐

Definition of humans

Origin : 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 (cf. 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.

noun person, homo sapiens

Example sentences :

Humans are funniest when they weep and tremble before, like you say, 'the facts in the case.'
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

Things on your Earth—which the humans create for themselves—but that is very silly.
Extract from : « The World Beyond » by Raymond King Cummings

He liked to pretend that he carried on a conversation, like humans.
Extract from : « Pariah Planet » by Murray Leinster

Robots aren't really inferior to humans, in fact they're superior in most things.
Extract from : « The Velvet Glove » by Harry Harrison

I'd as soon set down with a—a rattlesnake as I would with some humans.
Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln

An instinct to keep the air in the ship for the other trapped humans lying there.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various

But this sort of business is the work of humans as sure as you're born.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 » by Various

Wasn't there any difference at all between the Star-beings and the humans, papa?
Extract from : « The Mathematicians » by Arthur Feldman

Just as the humans had used horses and cattle, the newcomers so used the humans.
Extract from : « The Mathematicians » by Arthur Feldman

Then, papa, everything was peaceful on Earth after the An-vils enslaved the humans?
Extract from : « The Mathematicians » by Arthur Feldman

Synonyms for humans

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