nonhuman

[ non-hyoo-muhn or, often, -yoo- ]

/ nɒnˈhyu mən or, often, -ˈyu- /

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adjective

not human.

not displaying the emotions, sympathies, intelligence, etc., of most human beings.

not intended for consumption by humans: nonhuman products such as soaps and detergents.

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Origin of nonhuman

non- + human

OTHER WORDS FROM nonhuman

non·hu·man·ness, noun

Words nearby nonhuman

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How to use nonhuman in a sentence

If successful, they may move towards nonhuman primates before attempting to create life for expecting parents.
Scientists Bred Healthy Mice Using Artificial Eggs and Ovaries Made From Stem Cells|Shelly Fan|July 27, 2021|Singularity Hub
The book makes a clear case for the moral value of individual sentient creatures, providing a rundown of the latest science that dissolves the distinct line often drawn between humans and nonhumans.
‘Wild Souls’ explores what we owe animals in a human-dominated world|Jonathan Lambert|July 26, 2021|Science News
Next is a surprisingly readable history of how philosophers have conceived nonhuman beings, beginning with ancient cultures and proceeding to Singer and beyond.
What Makes an Animal Wild?|Boyce Upholt|June 29, 2021|Outside Online
By studying muscles in the great apes and other nonhuman primates, the team has created reference databases.
How scientists can get a better picture of our extinct relatives|Tina Hesman Saey|May 26, 2021|Science News For Students

You’re never going to find a human baby with nonhuman parents.
Who Took Care Of The First Baby?|Maggie Koerth (maggie.koerth-baker@fivethirtyeight.com)|May 11, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Cromwell, for one, thinks the Academy should revise its rules to recognize nonhuman performers.
Hollywood's Top Dog: 'The Artist' Star Uggie|Ramin Setoodeh|December 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Perhaps because in some ways it did resemble his own, that face was more preposterously nonhuman.
The Time Traders|Andre Norton
"Nebran—" The dwarfish nonhuman gabbled something then doubled behind me.
The Door Through Space|Marion Zimmer Bradley
He'd brought her some sort of nonhuman toy from one of the lowland towns, Charin I think.
The Door Through Space|Marion Zimmer Bradley
There seemed to be dozens of faces, shifting with each spin of the prism, human and nonhuman, all dim and slightly distorted.
The Door Through Space|Marion Zimmer Bradley
A golden nonhuman child murmured something as she pattered by me in the street, and I stopped, gripped by a spasm of stagefright.
The Door Through Space|Marion Zimmer Bradley