Human vs. Creature

Humanadjective

(notcomp) Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.

Creaturenoun

A living being; an animal or a human.

‘He's a creature of habit.’; ‘insects and other creatures’;

Humanadjective

(comparable) Having the nature or attributes of a human being.

‘To err is human; to forgive, divine.’;

Creaturenoun

A created thing, whether animate or inanimate; a creation.

Humannoun

A human being, whether man, woman or child.

‘Humans share common ancestors with other apes.’;

Creaturenoun

A being subservient to or dependent upon another.

Humanverb

(rare) To behave as or become, or to cause to behave as or become, a human.

Creaturenoun

Anything created; anything not self-existent; especially, any being created with life; an animal; a man.

‘He asked water, a creature so common and needful that it was against the law of nature to deny him.’; ‘God's first creature was light.’; ‘On earth, join, all ye creatures, to extolHim first, him last, him midst, and without end.’; ‘And most attractive is the fair resultOf thought, the creature of a polished mind.’;

Humanadjective

Belonging to man or mankind; having the qualities or attributes of a man; of or pertaining to man or to the race of man; as, a human voice; human shape; human nature; human sacrifices.

‘To err is human; to forgive, divine.’;

Creaturenoun

A human being, in pity, contempt, or endearment; as, a poor creature; a pretty creature.

‘The world hath not a sweeter creature.’;

Humannoun

A human being.

‘Sprung of humans that inhabit earth.’; ‘We humans often find ourselves in strange position.’;

Creaturenoun

A person who owes his rise and fortune to another; a servile dependent; an instrument; a tool.

‘A creature of the queen's, Lady Anne Bullen.’; ‘Both Charles himself and his creature, Laud.’;

Humannoun

a human being;

‘there was too much for one person to do’;

Creaturenoun

A general term among farmers for horses, oxen, etc.

Humannoun

any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae

Creaturenoun

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

Humanadjective

characteristic of humanity;

‘human nature’;

Creaturenoun

a human being; `wight' is an archaic term

Humanadjective

relating to a person;

‘the experiment was conducted on 6 monkeys and 2 human subjects’;

Creaturenoun

a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else

Humanadjective

having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings;

‘human beings’; ‘the human body’; ‘human kindness’; ‘human frailty’;

Humanadjective

relating to or characteristic of humankind

‘the human body’; ‘the complex nature of the human mind’;

Humanadjective

of or characteristic of people as opposed to God or animals or machines, especially in being susceptible to weaknesses

‘they are only human and therefore mistakes do occur’; ‘the risk of human error’;

Humanadjective

showing the better qualities of humankind, such as kindness

‘the human side of politics is getting stronger’;

Humanadjective

of or belonging to the genus Homo.

Humannoun

a human being.

Human

Humans (Homo sapiens) are the most abundant and widespread species of primates, characterized by bipedality and large, complex brains enabling the development of advanced tools, culture and language. Humans are highly social beings and tend to live in complex social structures composed of many cooperating and competing groups, from families and kinship networks to political states.