Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonhumanity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: non-hu-man-i-ty
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of not being human.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For good reason military leaders attempt to instill in their troops beliefs about the nonhumanity—the bestiality or animality or verminlike character—of the enemy."

Etymology

From non- + humanity.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does nonhumanity mean?: The property of not being human.
Where does nonhumanity come from?: From non- + humanity.

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