überman
/ˈu.bə(ɹ).mæn/
überman noun: a man of exceptional power over his natural abilities.
Noun
überman (plural übermen)
- A man of exceptional power over his natural abilities.
- Haldane’s 1926 Man’s World shares this concern, speculating about a future in which evolution has been taken firmly in hand by an authoritarian State for whom white supremacy, practical eugenics, and prenatal sex determination are tripartite ingredients for the triumph of science. In the future...2018 September 25, Alexis Lothian, “2. Dystopian Impulses, Feminist Negativity, and the Fascism of the Baby’s Face”, in Old Futures. Speculative Fiction and Queer Possibility, New York University...
- The last year, the news about the überman had spraid threw the world. But, the strange thing was it only happend in the USA, in no other country there were there weren't any si[gn]als about these man.
- Thomas already had give up the hope he maybe, secretly become one. Now he hoped he would complete his study and leaving to America to fight for the überman rights there.2018 November 5, LorneLyon, “Überman, Chapter 2”, in Muscle Growth Forum
Forms of überman
| plural | übermen |
|---|---|
| alternative form | uberman |
Origin of überman
Partial calque of German Übermensch, from über + Mensch, literally “overman”. By surface analysis, über- + man.
Questions about überman
- What does überman mean?
- Überman means a man of exceptional power over his natural abilities.
- What part of speech is überman?
- Überman is a noun.
- How do you pronounce überman?
- Überman is pronounced /ˈu.bə(ɹ).mæn/.
- What is the plural of überman?
- The plural of überman is übermen.
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