Superhuman means beyond what an ordinary person could do. Superhuman strength, a superhuman effort, superhuman patience.
It is almost always an exaggeration and almost always about effort or endurance rather than any real ability. Stories of superhuman strength in emergencies are real in a limited way: fear does release strength normally held back.
1adjectivesuperhumanBeyond what an ordinary person could do.
“It took a superhuman effort to finish the race with a broken toe.”
superhuman is a degree.
Medieval Latin superhumanus, from super, above, plus humanus, human.
Medieval Latin
superhūmānus
English, today
superhuman
From Medieval Latin superhūmānus. by surface analysis, super- + human.
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