nonhuman

American  

[non-hyoo-muhn, -yoo-] / nɒnˈhju mən, -ˈju- /

adjective

1. not human.

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

3. not intended for consumption by humans.

   nonhuman products such as soaps and detergents.

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Other Word Forms

• nonhumanness
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of nonhuman

non- + human

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Example Sentences

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nonhuman

Georgieva subsequently used the phrase “the nonhuman intellect” to avoid a linguistic controversy.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

Earlier this month, the company completed a $1 billion cash-and-stock acquisition of Oasis Security, a firm specializing in managing nonhuman identities such as AI agents and automated software tools.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

They caution against accepting narratives that ascribe human traits to nonhuman things and suggest this incident was merely a case of poor security practices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

The results were especially encouraging in nonhuman primates, whose liver biology and gut microbiota more closely resemble those of humans.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026

But I wouldn’t be keeping within my experiment’s controlled variables if I used a nonhuman participant.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

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