humans
Us, collectively speaking
Humans is the plural of human—members of the species Homo sapiens.
The word often appears when discussing people as a category distinct from animals, machines, or supernatural beings: Humans are the only species that uses language, The AI was designed to assist humans.
It can sound clinical or detached compared to "people": How do humans cope with loss?
Mental ability, cognitive capacity
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
language · imagination · creativity · problem-solving · abstract thought · self-awareness · emotion · cognition
Advanced organized human society
- communityCollective of connected people
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- institutionsEstablished organizations or practices
governance · urbanization · demographics · citizenship · infrastructure · hierarchy · interdependence · socialization
Order of higher mammals
- mammalsHair-bearing, milk-producing animals
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- bipedalismWalking on two limbs
- hominidsHuman-like primate family
Neanderthals · fossils · paleontology · genetics · natural selection · adaptation · phylogeny · vertebrates
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
cuisine · religion · mythology · ceremonies · art · music · dance · storytelling
Study of organism structure
- physiologyScience of bodily functions
- brainSeat of cognition
- mortalityState of eventual death
- lifespanTotal existence duration
reproduction · aging · senses · immune system · metabolism · cardiovascular · skeleton · nervous system
External conditions affecting life
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- ecologyStudy of environmental relations
- sustainabilityCapacity to endure indefinitely
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
domestication · hunting · gathering · climate impact · deforestation · conservation · coexistence · wilderness
intelligence
Mental ability, cognitive capacity
- consciousnessState of sentient awareness
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- memoryMind's retention capacity
learning · language · imagination · creativity · problem-solving · abstract thought · self-awareness · emotion · cognition · perception
civilization
Advanced organized human society
- communityCollective of connected people
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
institutions · governance · urbanization · demographics · citizenship · infrastructure · hierarchy · interdependence · socialization · collectivism
primates
Order of higher mammals
- mammalsHair-bearing, milk-producing animals
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
- bipedalismWalking on two limbs
hominids · Neanderthals · fossils · paleontology · genetics · natural selection · adaptation · phylogeny · vertebrates · genus
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
folklore · cuisine · religion · mythology · ceremonies · art · music · dance · storytelling · beliefs
anatomy
Study of organism structure
- physiologyScience of bodily functions
- brainSeat of cognition
- mortalityState of eventual death
lifespan · reproduction · aging · senses · immune system · metabolism · cardiovascular · skeleton · nervous system · hormones
environment
External conditions affecting life
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- ecologyStudy of environmental relations
- sustainabilityCapacity to endure indefinitely
agriculture · domestication · hunting · gathering · climate impact · deforestation · conservation · coexistence · wilderness · footprint
humansgods
Supernatural beings worshipped
deities · immortals · divine beings · angels · demons
humansrobots
Programmable mechanical agents
machines · artificial intelligence · androids · AI · automatons
- human beingMember of Homo sapiens
- human bodyCorporeal self
- human natureInborn behavioral tendencies shared universally
- human rightsInalienable personal freedoms
- human lifeA person's earthly existence
- human raceAll people collectively
human, humane, humanity, inhuman, humanitarian, humankind, superhuman, humanism, humanist