adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Beyond what is possible for a human being.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: suprahuman, ultrahuman
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A human with remarkable abilities or superpowers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: infrahuman, subhuman
3
adjective
Meaning 3
above or beyond the human or demanding more than human power or endurance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
superhuman beings
superhuman strength
soldiers driven mad by superhuman misery
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: subhuman
History
Etymology
From Medieval Latin superhūmānus. By surface analysis, super- + human.
Across languages
Translations
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
mbinjerëzor
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Belarusian:
надчалавечы
(nadčalavječy)
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Bengali:
অতিমানবীয়
(otimanobīẏo)
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Chinese Mandarin:
超人的
(chāorén de)
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Czech:
nadlidský
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Danish:
overmenneskelig
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Dutch:
bovenmenselijk
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Esperanto:
superhoma
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Finnish:
yli-inhimillinen
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Galician:
sobrehumano
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Georgian:
ზეადამიანური
(zeadamianuri)
— beyond what is possible for a human being
German:
übermenschlich
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Greek:
υπεράνθρωπος
(yperánthropos)
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Ancient Greek:
δαιμόνιος
(daimónios)
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Hindi:
महामानव
(mahāmānav)
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Hungarian:
emberfeletti
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Icelandic:
ofurmannlegur
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Italian:
sovrumano
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Italian:
sovrumana
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Italian:
superomista
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Japanese:
超人の
(chōjin no)
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Japanese:
超人的な
(chōjinteki na)
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Japanese:
神ってる
(kamitteru)
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Japanese:
人間離れ
(ningenbanare)
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Latin:
divinus
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Macedonian:
натчовечки
(natčovečki)
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Polish:
nadludzki
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Portuguese:
sobre-humano
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Portuguese:
super-humano
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Romanian:
suprauman
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Russian:
сверхчелове́ческий
(sverxčelovéčeskij)
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Scottish Gaelic:
os-daonna
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Spanish:
sobrehumano
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Swahili:
-a binadamu wa ajabu
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Swedish:
övermänsklig
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Thai:
เหนือมนุษย์
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Ukrainian:
надлю́дськи́й
(nadljúdsʹkýj)
— beyond what is possible for a human being
Chinese Mandarin:
超人
(chāorén)
— human with remarkable abilities or superpowers
Finnish:
yli-ihminen
— human with remarkable abilities or superpowers