human-free

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From human +‎ -free.

Adjective

human-free (not comparable)

  1. Having no humans.
    • 1995, Mary Ellen Snodgrass, Encyclopedia of Utopian Literature‎[1]:
      Aristophanes’s comic utopia does not lack its share of danger. At a meeting of the bird delegation, Koryphaios, the head fowl, scolds Epops for encouraging human habitation in their pleasant, humanfree home.
    • 2019, “The End All Suffering FAQ”, in OnlyOneSolution.org‎[2]:
      In a humanfree world, crabs would still be pulled apart limb by limb by otters.
    • 2021, New Scientist, 24 July 2021‎[3]:
      Would dogs survive in a human-free world?
  2. (of some task) Not requiring human involvement.
    • 1994, Stanley Aronowitz, The Jobless Future: Sci-Tech and the Dogma of Work‎[4]:
      […] writers and filmmakers have envisioned the dystopian consequences of fulfilling what is, perhaps, the most vivid capitalist fantasy, the automatic factory and human-free work.
    • 2019, “Human-Free Construction: How BuildTech's Evolution Impacts Design”, in ArchDaily.com‎[5]:
      […] robots will work in teams to build complex structures using dynamic new materials, while elements of a build will self-assemble. Drones flying overhead will scan the site, inspecting the work and using the data collected to predict and solve problems before they arise, sending instructions to robotic cranes and diggers and automated builders with no need for human involvement. The result is a human-free construction process […]
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