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human touch

human touch noun: the ability of a person to deal with others in a personable and empathetic way.

Noun

human touch (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) The ability of a person to deal with others in a personable and empathetic way.
    • Some politicians lack the human touch to connect with voters.
  2. (idiomatic) The positive qualities of human beings manifested in a place or object.
    • Before the renovation the hotel lacked the human touch to attract visitors.

Questions about human touch

What does human touch mean?
Human touch means the ability of a person to deal with others in a personable and empathetic way.
What part of speech is human touch?
Human touch is a noun.

Words near human touch in the dictionary

  1. human smuggling
  2. human statue
  3. human statues
  4. human terrain
  5. human terrains
  6. human touch
  7. human trafficker
  8. human traffickers
  9. human trafficking
  10. human wave
  11. human waves

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