Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - human

~1 adj 1 belonging to or concerning people, especially as opposed to animals or machines  (theories of human behaviour | The cat's eyes looked almost human.) 2 human weaknesses, emotions etc are typical of ordinary people  (common human failings such as greed and envy) 3 sb is only human used to say that someone should not be blamed for what they have done 4 someone who seems human shows that they have the same feelings and emotions as ordinary people  (He's really not so bad. When you get to know him he seems quite human.)  (- opposite inhuman) 5 the human touch someone, especially someone in authority, who has the human touch deals with people in a kind, friendly way  (Senior managers have been accused of lacking the human touch.) 6 mistakes made by a person, rather than by a machine 7 a quality that makes a story interesting because it is about people's feelings, relationships etc  (- see man1) ~2 also human being ~ n a man, woman, or child  (- see also man1 (3))