superhumansu‧per‧hu‧man /ˌsuːpəˈhjuːmən◂ $ -pərˈhjuː-, -ˈjuː-/ adjective - A fire would always be an easy thing from which a superhuman creature like the monster could escape.
- As it deepens towards black, it assumes overtones of a superhuman sorrow.
- Evil is rooted in a superhuman personality: Satan.
- People linked to each other through this incredible almost superhuman need.
- Stripped of legend and reduced to his proper historical proportions, Richard retains an almost superhuman stature.
- The government asked them, like the peasants, to make superhuman efforts.
- They seem to believe that pop-culture celebrities are superhuman creatures.
- When you're superhuman, so little seems worth the bother.
► superhuman power/strength/effort etc It will require a superhuman effort to get the job done on time. ► superhuman strength (=much greater than ordinary strength)· In the movie, Walsh performs feats of superhuman strength.
NOUN► effort· A three-and-a-half hour run can be superhuman effort for one person and a slow training run for another.· The government asked them, like the peasants, to make superhuman efforts.· Don't ask me how I kept going for so long, but it took a superhuman effort.· By a superhuman effort of will Mark says nothing.
► strength· Their madness gives them superhuman strength and resilience, and they fight with astounding fury and determination.
nounhumanhumanismhumanity ≠ inhumanityhumanitarianhumanitarianismhumankindhumanoidadjectivehuman ≠ inhumansuperhumansubhumanhumane ≠ inhumanehumanitarianhumanoidadverbhumanly ≠ inhumanlyhumanely ≠ inhumanelyverbhumanize