half-human
Not fully human
Half-human describes a being that is partly human and partly something else—animal, machine, divine, or supernatural.
The term appears in mythology, fantasy, and science fiction: centaurs, mermaids, and cyborgs are all half-human.
It can also describe someone whose behavior or appearance seems incompletely human: After three days without sleep, I felt half-human at best.
Half-human, half-equine being
- mermaidFish-tailed ocean woman
- minotaurBull-headed humanoid creature
- satyrGoat-legged forest deity
- faunGoat-legged nature spirit
demigod · nephilim · siren · gorgon · harpy · dryad · nymph · sphinx
Organic-mechanical hybrid entity
- androidMachine resembling a person
- replicantBioengineered human duplicate
- cloneGenetically identical organism
- mutantGenetically altered organism
bionic · augmented · transhuman · posthuman · synthetic · biomechanical · cybernetic · prosthetic
Profound biological restructuring
- shapeshifterBeing altering its form
- werewolfShapeshifting wolf-person
- lycanthropyMythical wolf-becoming affliction
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
transmogrification · possession · curse · moonlit · feral · turning · shifting · berserker
Having two racial ancestries
- multiracialOf multiple ethnicities
- mixed-raceOf multiple ancestries
- biculturalOf two cultural backgrounds
- mestizoBiracial Latin American
creole · mulatto · hyphenated · code-switching · passing · belonging · otherness · liminality
centaur
Half-human, half-equine being
faun · demigod · nephilim · siren · gorgon · harpy · dryad · nymph · sphinx · lamia
cyborg
Organic-mechanical hybrid entity
- androidMachine resembling a person
- replicantBioengineered human duplicate
- cloneGenetically identical organism
mutant · bionic · augmented · transhuman · posthuman · synthetic · biomechanical · cybernetic · prosthetic · engineered
metamorphosis
Profound biological restructuring
- shapeshifterBeing altering its form
- werewolfShapeshifting wolf-person
- lycanthropyMythical wolf-becoming affliction
mutation · transmogrification · possession · curse · moonlit · feral · turning · shifting · berserker · hulk
biracial
Having two racial ancestries
- multiracialOf multiple ethnicities
- mixed-raceOf multiple ancestries
- biculturalOf two cultural backgrounds
mestizo · creole · mulatto · hyphenated · code-switching · passing · belonging · otherness · liminality · in-between
- Centaur ArtChiron, hybrid, Greek vases, krater, Parthenon
half-humanpurebred
Of single breed ancestry
unmixed · thoroughbred · full-blooded · pureblood · pure-blooded
half, human, humane, humanity, inhuman, humankind, superhuman, inhumanity, nonhuman