1hu·man 
/ˈhju:mən/ adjective
/ˈhju:mən/ adjective 1 : of, relating to, or affecting people
▪ the human body ▪ the human brain ▪ human suffering ▪ problems that have occurred throughout human history ▪ The accident was blamed on human error. [=the accident was blamed on a person's mistake rather than on the failure of a machine] ▪ a story that has human interest = a human-interest story [=a story that is appealing because it involves the experiences of real people] ▪ The need to be loved is simply part of the human condition. [=part of being a person] ▪ an area where ancient human remains [=parts of the bodies of dead people] have been found 2 [more human; most human] a : typical of people
▪ a human failing/weakness ▪ human kindness ▪ human emotions ▪ His desire for revenge was very human. [=was very typical of the way people are]
b [more human; most human] : having good or bad qualities that people usually have
▪ She is a very kind and human person. ▪ I once thought that he was perfect, but now I know that he's all too human. [=that he has the same problems, weaknesses, etc., that other people have] ◊If you say that someone is only human, you are saying that the mistakes someone has made could have been made by anyone.
▪ We do the best we can, but we're only human.
c : looking or acting like a person
▪ The dog's expression was almost human. — compare inhuman 3 always used before a noun : made up of or consisting of people
▪ The assembly line was a human machine. ▪ Everyone held hands and formed a human chain.
▪ the human body ▪ the human brain ▪ human suffering ▪ problems that have occurred throughout human history ▪ The accident was blamed on human error. [=the accident was blamed on a person's mistake rather than on the failure of a machine] ▪ a story that has human interest = a human-interest story [=a story that is appealing because it involves the experiences of real people] ▪ The need to be loved is simply part of the human condition. [=part of being a person] ▪ an area where ancient human remains [=parts of the bodies of dead people] have been found
▪ a human failing/weakness ▪ human kindness ▪ human emotions ▪ His desire for revenge was very human. [=was very typical of the way people are]
b [more human; most human] : having good or bad qualities that people usually have
▪ She is a very kind and human person. ▪ I once thought that he was perfect, but now I know that he's all too human. [=that he has the same problems, weaknesses, etc., that other people have] ◊If you say that someone is only human, you are saying that the mistakes someone has made could have been made by anyone.
▪ We do the best we can, but we're only human.
c : looking or acting like a person
▪ The dog's expression was almost human. — compare inhuman
▪ The assembly line was a human machine. ▪ Everyone held hands and formed a human chain.
put a human face on
◊If you put a human face on something, you make it more appealing, easier to understand, or easier to care about by connecting it to an actual person.
▪ The author puts a human face on the disease by interviewing people who have it.
▪ The author puts a human face on the disease by interviewing people who have it.
