"unhumanity" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From un- + humanity. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|humanity}} un- + humanity Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} unhumanity (uncountable)
  1. The quality of being other than human. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-unhumanity-en-noun-Y~sHB5He Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 63 37
  2. (nonstandard) Lack of humaneness; inhumanity. Tags: nonstandard, uncountable
    Sense id: en-unhumanity-en-noun-Vo0F7d1F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87
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