nonhuman
adjective
non·hu·man
ˌnän-ˈhyü-mən 
-ˈyü-
: not human: such as
a
: being other than a human being
a nonhuman primate/animal
b
: not belonging to, appropriate to, or produced by human beings
nonhuman noises
nonhuman cells
nonhuman
noun
Discarding the doctrine of human dignity can mean lowering the moral status of humans or raising the moral status of nonhumans, and Mr. Rachels's emphasis is ultimately on the latter.
—
Robert Wright
Robert Wright
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But what was remarkable—almost unnerving—was that such a simple and common plant alkaloid, in a pure form, would also just happen to gate access to a bizarre hypercomplex alternate universe teeming with apparently intelligent nonhuman—alien—beings.
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In addition to nonhuman labor, the series requires housewives to engage in hypervisible, hybrid labor as a gendered spectacle of love.
—Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
Visually, this musical about nonhuman characters resembles at moments the screen of an iPhone, but the humanity of the story is always in sight.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
But playing a nonhuman character requires a different — or additional — calculation.
—Vincent Tullo, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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Literary Hub, 16 July 2025
In addition to nonhuman labor, the series requires housewives to engage in hypervisible, hybrid labor as a gendered spectacle of love.
—Literary Hub, 26 June 2025
Visually, this musical about nonhuman characters resembles at moments the screen of an iPhone, but the humanity of the story is always in sight.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
But playing a nonhuman character requires a different — or additional — calculation.
—Vincent Tullo, New York Times, 16 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for nonhuman
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“Nonhuman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonhuman. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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