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Idiom idiom

human touch


The ability of a person to deal with others in a personable and empathetic way.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

The customer service here really has a human touch.

CONTEXTUAL

Even with all this new technology, the manager believes that a human touch is essential for solving customer complaints.

COMPLEX

In an era increasingly dominated by automated systems and cold algorithms, the company struggled to maintain the genuine human touch that had defined its early success.


Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    common touch

    The personal quality of showing understanding of and sympathy for the concerns of ordinary people; rapport with and acceptance by ordinary people, usually in a celebrity or leader.

  2. 02

    everything one touches turns to gold

    Everything someone uses or does succeeds or becomes better.

  3. 03

    everything one touches turns to shit

    Everything someone uses or does fails or becomes worse.

  4. 04

    golden touch

    Synonym of Midas touch (“the ability to achieve financial reward (or, more generally, success) easily and consistently”).

  5. 05

    kick into touch

    To evade an issue; to stop from happening.

  6. 06

    lose one's touch

    To lose one's special mastery of or knack for a particular skill or activity.

  7. 07

    lose touch

    To lose contact (with).

  8. 08

    magic touch

    An ability or skill to produce highly favorable results in an impressive way.

Last updated August 10, 2026