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nonhuman

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: N AA0 N HH Y UW1 M AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not human; not of the human race.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • nonhuman animals
  • nonhuman agents

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ahuman

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A creature or thing that is not human.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: extrahuman

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

not human; not belonging to or produced by or appropriate to human beings

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • nonhuman primates such as chimpanzees

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: human

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English non- Latin hūmānus Old French umain Middle French humainbor. Middle English humayne English human English nonhuman From non- + human.