nonhuman

American  

[non-hyoo-muhn, -yoo-] / nɒnˈhyu mən, -ˈyu- /

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

Etymology

Origin of nonhuman

non- + human

Example Sentences

At the same time, I have come to regard my tech tweaks as a relatively harmless nonhuman gesture.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

"Hot spring bathing is one of the most unusual behaviors seen in nonhuman primates," says first author Abdullah Langgeng.

From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026

The irony would be acute: While many enthusiasts view Mars as a refuge to save humankind from disaster, its inhabitants could quickly become nonhuman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Orangutans have the longest inter-birth interval of all nonhuman primates; a single infant is born and cared for by its mother for seven to eight years before another infant is born.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

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