Inhumanoid: meaning, definitions and examples

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inhumanoid

[ ɪnˈhjuːmənɔɪd ]

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description

Not resembling a human in appearance or characteristics.

Synonyms

alien, inhuman, non-human

Examples of usage

They encountered a strange, inhumanoid creature in the forest.
The inhumanoid figure stood motionless in the dim light.

Translations

Translations of the word "inhumanoid" in other languages:

🇵🇹 inhumanoide

🇮🇳 अमानवीय

🇩🇪 unmenschlich

🇮🇩 tidak manusiawi

🇺🇦 нелюдський

🇵🇱 nieludzki

🇯🇵 非人間的

🇫🇷 inhumanoïde

🇪🇸 inhumanoide

🇹🇷 insanlık dışı

🇰🇷 비인간적

🇸🇦 غير إنساني

🇨🇿 nelidský

🇸🇰 neľudský

🇨🇳 非人类

🇸🇮 nečloveški

🇮🇸 ómanneskjulegur

🇰🇿 адамгершілікке жатпайды

🇬🇪 არაადამიანური

🇦🇿 insanlıqdan kənar

🇲🇽 inhumanoide

Word origin

The word 'inhumanoid' is a combination of 'inhuman' and 'oid', where 'inhuman' comes from the Latin 'inhumanus' meaning 'cruel, barbarous, inhuman' and 'oid' is a suffix meaning 'resembling, like'. The term is often used in science fiction to describe creatures or entities that are not human-like in appearance or behavior.