Nonhuman — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not human; not belonging to or produced by or appropriate to human beings

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˌɑːnhjˈuːmən/

🇬🇧British English

/nˌɒnhjˈuːmən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˌɒnhjˈuːmən/

3 syllables Say it as /nˌɑːnhjˈuːmən/.

Examples

nonhuman primates such as chimpanzees

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

human

Parts of Speech

adjective

not human; not belonging to or produced by or appropriate to human beings

“nonhuman primates such as chimpanzees”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nichtmenschlich

nicht menschlich; nicht Eigentum von Menschen, weder von ihnen produziert noch für sie geeignet

🇫🇷French

non-humain

pas humain; n'appartenant pas à l'être humain, produit par lui ou approprié à celui-ci

🇪🇸Spanish

no humano

no humano; No perteneciente ni producido por o apropiado para seres humanos.

🇮🇹Italian

non umano

non umano; non appartenente o prodotto da o appropriato per gli esseri umani

🇳🇱Dutch

niet-menselijk

niet menselijk; niet toebehorend aan, geproduceerd door of passend bij mensen

🇵🇹Portuguese

não-humano

não humano; não pertencente, produzido por ou apropriado a seres humanos

🇷🇺Russian

нечеловеческий

не человек; не принадлежащий, не произведенный и не соответствующий человеческим существам

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गैर-

मानव नहीं; मनुष्य से संबंधित या उसके द्वारा निर्मित या उसके लिए उपयुक्त नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

অমানবিক

মানুষ না; মানুষের অন্তর্গত বা উত্পাদিত বা উপযুক্ত নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

மனிதநேயமற்ற

மனிதனல்ல; மனிதர்களுக்கு சொந்தமானது அல்லது உற்பத்தி செய்தது அல்லது பொருத்தமானது அல்ல

🇮🇳Telugu

మానవరహితుడు

మానవుడు కాదు; మానవులకు చెందినది లేదా ఉత్పత్తి చేయబడినది లేదా తగినది కాదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अमानवी

मानव नाही; मानवाच्या मालकीचे किंवा उत्पादित केलेले किंवा योग्य नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અમાનવીય

માનવ નથી; મનુષ્યો દ્વારા સંબંધિત અથવા ઉત્પાદિત અથવા યોગ્ય નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಮಾನವೀಯ

ಮಾನವನಲ್ಲ; ಮನುಷ್ಯರಿಗೆ ಸೇರಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಉತ್ಪಾದಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಸೂಕ್ತವಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മനുഷ്യത്വമില്ലാത്ത

മനുഷ്യനല്ല; മനുഷ്യരുടേതോ ഉൽപ്പാദിപ്പിക്കുന്നതോ അനുയോജ്യമോ അല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੈਰ-ਮਨੁੱਖੀ

ਮਨੁੱਖ ਨਹੀਂ; ਮਨੁੱਖਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸੰਬੰਧਿਤ ਜਾਂ ਉਤਪੰਨ ਜਾਂ ਉਚਿਤ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر انسانی

انسان نہیں؛ انسانوں سے تعلق یا تیار یا مناسب نہیں ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

非人类的

不是人类；不属于人类、由人类产生或不适合人类

🇯🇵Japanese

人外の

人間ではありません。人間に属さない、人間によって作られた、または人間にふさわしいものではない

🇰🇷Korean

인간이 아닌

인간이 아니다; 인간에게 속하지도, 인간에 의해 생산되지도, 인간에게 적합하지도 않은 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không phải con người

không phải con người; không thuộc về hoặc được sản xuất bởi hoặc không phù hợp với con người

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่ใช่มนุษย์

ไม่ใช่มนุษย์ ไม่เป็นของหรือผลิตโดยหรือเหมาะสมกับมนุษย์

🇮🇩Indonesian

bukan manusia

bukan manusia; bukan milik atau diproduksi oleh atau pantas untuk manusia

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi tao

hindi tao; hindi pag-aari o ginawa ng o naaangkop sa mga tao

🇲🇾Malay

bukan manusia

bukan manusia; bukan milik atau dihasilkan oleh atau sesuai untuk manusia

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير إنساني

ليس بشريا؛ لا تنتمي إلى البشر أو تنتجها أو تناسبهم

🇮🇷Persian

غیر انسانی

نه انسان؛ متعلق یا تولید شده توسط انسان یا مناسب نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

insan dışı

insan değil; insana ait olmayan, insan tarafından üretilmeyen veya insana uygun olmayan

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא אנושי

לא אנושי; לא שייך או מיוצר על ידי או מתאים לבני אדם

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