"human touch" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-human touch.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} human touch (uncountable)
  1. (idiomatic) The ability of a person to deal with others in a personable and empathetic way. Tags: idiomatic, uncountable Translations (ability): inhimillinen ote (Finnish), toque humano [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-human_touch-en-noun--ywRNkKU Disambiguation of 'ability': 98 2
  2. (idiomatic) The positive qualities of human beings manifested in a place or object. Tags: idiomatic, uncountable Translations (quality): inhimillisyys (Finnish), toque humano [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-human_touch-en-noun-9iSHyeJs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of 'quality': 27 73

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