transhumanity
English edit
Etymology edit
From transhuman + -ity or trans- + humanity.
Noun edit
transhumanity (uncountable) (science fiction)
- The state of being transhuman.
- 1980, Ian Watson, The Gardens of Delight, London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, →ISBN, page 163:
- It was a way, Sean, of interrogating our very humanity—and our transhumanity; a way of enquiring what we might change into. That's the only possible true deep reason for colonization.
- Transhumans collectively.
Related terms edit
References edit
- Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “transhumanity, n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.