superhumanness

superhumanness

She had imagined him solely capable of terrific deeds — even in revenge — deeds whose sheer superhumanness would make them partake of a certain nobility.


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  • superhumanness — noun see superhuman …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • superhumanness — su·per·humanness …   English syllables

  • superhumanness — noun see superhuman I …   Useful english dictionary

  • superhuman — adjective Date: 1633 1. being above the human ; divine < superhuman beings > 2. exceeding normal human power, size, or capability ; Herculean < a superhuman effort > < superhuman strength >; also having such power, size, or cap …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • superhuman — superhumanity /sooh peuhr hyooh man i tee/ or, often, / yooh /, superhumanness, n. superhumanly, adv. /sooh peuhr hyooh meuhn/ or, often, / yooh /, adj. 1. above or beyond what is human; having a higher nature or greater powers than humans have:… …   Universalium

  • superhumanity — noun The state or condition of being superhuman. Syn: superhumanness …   Wiktionary

  • superhuman — [so͞o΄pər hyo͞o′mən] adj. 1. having powers or a nature above that of man; divine; supernatural 2. greater than that of a normal human being superhumanly adv. superhumanness n …   English World dictionary

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