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Superhuman - 3 dictionary results

su⋅per⋅hu⋅man

[soo-per-hyoo-muhn or, often, -yoo-]
–adjective
1. above or beyond what is human; having a higher nature or greater powers than humans have: a superhuman being.
2. exceeding ordinary human power, achievement, experience, etc.: a superhuman effort.

Origin:
1625–35; < NL superhūmānus. See super-, human


su⋅per⋅hu⋅man⋅i⋅ty [soo-per-hyoo-man-i-tee or, often, -yoo-] , su⋅per⋅hu⋅man⋅ness, noun
su⋅per⋅hu⋅man⋅ly, adverb
su·per·hu·man   (sōō'pər-hyōō'mən)   
adj.  
  1. Above or beyond the human; preternatural or supernatural.
  2. Beyond ordinary or normal human ability, power, or experience: "soldiers driven mad by superhuman misery" (John Reed).
su'per·hu·man'i·ty (-mān'ĭ-tē) n., su'per·hu'man·ly adv.

Superhuman

Su`per*hu"man\, a. Above or beyond what is human; sometimes, divine; as, superhuman strength; superhuman wisdom.
Language Translation for : Superhuman
Spanish: sobrehumano,
German: übermenschlich,
Japanese: 超人的な
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