transhuman

Meaning

Adj

1. More than human; superhuman.
2. Related to transhumanism.
3. Involving something beyond the merely human; transcending human limitations or boundaries.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) An enhanced human:
2. (broadly, countable, uncountable) An enhanced human:
3. (countable, uncountable) A being that transcends humanity; a superhuman being.

Synonyms

bionic

ultrahuman

Translations

übermenschlich

υπεράνθρωπος

surhumain

sovrumano

sovrumana

sovrumane

subreuman

sobrehumano

insanüstü

Etymology

From trans- + human, also attested as trans-human in the 1950s. Attributed to Teilhard de Chardin, as French trans-humain (noun, sometimes capitalised as (le) Trans-humain), who used it alongside ultra-humain (“the ultra-human”). As a countable English noun (plural transhumans) introduced by F. M. Esfandiary in the 1960s (here trans- is short for transitional).