Superhuman
adj, noun ·4 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A human with remarkable abilities or superpowers.
"Here is a man who, during a potentially testy moment of promotion, retained the clarity of thought to reach deep down into himself, locate the purest possible version of his personality and say: “Fuck you.” What a superhuman he is."
- 1 Beyond what is possible for a human being.
"How often, during her young life, had she looked upon the face of the dead!—it was now almost more familiar than the living. Again she marked the still repose, the calm, cold hue, the superhuman beauty, the look which is not of this world, here strongly contrasted by the troubled countenance of Lord Avonleigh."
- 1 above or beyond the human or demanding more than human power or endurance wordnet
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More examples"His act was nothing short of superhuman."
Etymology
From Medieval Latin superhūmānus. By surface analysis, super- + human.
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