nonhuman

nonhuman
nonhuman onhuman adj. not human. Opposite of {human}. [Narrower terms: {anthropoid, anthropoidal, apelike}; {bloodless}; {dehumanized, unhuman}; {grotesque, monstrous, unnatural}; {mechanical}] [WordNet 1.5]

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  • nonhuman — [spelling only] …   English World dictionary

  • nonhuman — nonhumanness, n. /non hyooh meuhn/ or, often, / yooh /, adj. 1. not human. 2. not displaying the emotions, sympathies, intelligence, etc., of most human beings. 3. not intended for consumption by humans: nonhuman products such as soaps and… …   Universalium

  • nonhuman — adjective not human; not belonging to or produced by or appropriate to human beings nonhuman primates such as chimpanzees • Ant: ↑human • Similar to: ↑anthropoid, ↑anthropoidal, ↑apelike, ↑bloodless, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • nonhuman — 1. adjective Not human. Not of the human race. 2. noun A creature or thing that is not human …   Wiktionary

  • nonhuman — see non human …   English dictionary

  • nonhuman — nÉ‘n hjuːmÉ™n / nÉ’n n. that which is not a human being, not a person adj. not typical of humankind …   English contemporary dictionary

  • nonhuman — adj 1. inhumane, inhumanistic, bloodless, cold blooded, cold hearted, hard hearted, stonyhearted, marble hearted, heartless, unfeeling, unsympathetic, uncompassionate; androidal, automatous, mechanical, machinelike, robotistic, robotlike;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • nonhuman — non·human …   English syllables

  • nonhuman — non•hu•man [[t]nɒnˈhyu mən[/t]] often [[t] ˈyu [/t]] adj. 1) not human or for humans 2) not worthy of human beings • Etymology: 1955–60 …   From formal English to slang

  • human vs nonhuman — hominian hominian hominid hominidadj. characterizing the family {Hominidae}, which includes {Homo sapiens} sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures. [Narrower terms: {human (vs. nonhuman) ] WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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