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posthuman

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Succeeding human beings as presently defined; more than, or beyond, what is human.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonym: transhuman (sometimes synonymous)
  • posthuman intelligence

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: transhuman

Antonyms: prehuman

2

noun

Meaning 2

A supposed being of this kind.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonym: transhuman (sometimes synonymous)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: transhuman

Antonyms: prehuman

History

Etymology

From post- + human.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: posthuman — succeeding human being who is beyond what is human
  • German: nachmenschlich — succeeding human being who is beyond what is human
  • Persian: پساانسان (pasâensân) — succeeding human being who is beyond what is human
  • Ukrainian: постлюдський (postljudsʹkyj) — succeeding human being who is beyond what is human
  • Persian: پساانسان (pasâensân) — a being that is posthuman
  • Ukrainian: постлюдина (postljudyna) — a being that is posthuman