transhuman

American  

[trans-hyoo-muhn] / ˌtrænsˈhyu mən /

adjective

1. transcending the boundaries of human ability or existence, through evolutionary, technological, or spiritual means; superhuman.

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noun

plural

transhumans

1. an individual or species that has transcended human ability or existence, through evolutionary, technological, or spiritual means.

Other Word Forms

• transhumanism noun
• transhumanist noun
• transhumanistic adjective
• transhumanity noun

Example Sentences

But they recognize obligations only to one another — if that — and they can be hurt only by their own transhuman kind.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2021

Through technology, she attempts to forge a new, transhuman identity.

From Slate • Jul. 30, 2019

“Words may not tell of that transhuman change,” he writes.

From The Guardian • Apr. 18, 2017

But most transhumanist stories stop far short of total transformation, instead exploring the discrete consequences of highly specific transhuman upgrades.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 14, 2015

Disney imagineering meets nanotechnology, the reputation economy, and Ray Kurzweil’s transhuman future.

From Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Doctorow, Cory