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transhuman.

More than human; superhuman.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. More than human; superhuman.

  2. Related to transhumanism.

  3. Involving something beyond the merely human; transcending human limitations or boundaries.

Where this word comes from

From trans- + human, also attested as trans-human in the 1950s. Attributed to Teilhard de Chardin, as French trans-humain (noun, sometimes capitalised as (le) Trans-humain), who used it alongside ultra-humain (“the ultra-human”). As a countable English noun (plural transhumans) introduced by F. M. Esfandiary in the 1960s (here trans- is short for transitional).

noun
  1. An enhanced human: An individual having characteristics transitional between a human and a posthuman species.

    countable · uncountable
  2. An enhanced human: An individual of a posthuman species.

    broadly · countable · uncountable
  3. A being that transcends humanity; a superhuman being.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From trans- + human, also attested as trans-human in the 1950s. Attributed to Teilhard de Chardin, as French trans-humain (noun, sometimes capitalised as (le) Trans-humain), who used it alongside ultra-humain (“the ultra-human”). As a countable English noun (plural transhumans) introduced by F. M. Esfandiary in the 1960s (here trans- is short for transitional).

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