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anthropomorphic

or an·thro·po·mor·phous

[ an-thruh-puh-mawr-fik ]
/ ˌæn θrə pəˈmɔr fɪk /
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adjective

ascribing human form or attributes to a being or thing not human, especially to a deity.
resembling or made to resemble a human form: an anthropomorphic carving.

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RELATED WORDS

humanlike, anthropoid, anthropomorphous, humanoid

Nearby words

  1. anthropology,
  2. anthropometer,
  3. anthropometric,
  4. anthropometrics,
  5. anthropometry,
  6. anthropomorphism,
  7. anthropomorphite,
  8. anthropomorphize,
  9. anthropomorphosis,
  10. anthropomorphous

Origin of anthropomorphic

First recorded in 1820–30; anthropo- + -morphic
Related formsan·thro·po·mor·phi·cal·ly, an·thro·po·mor·phous·ly, adverb
Can be confusedanthropocentric anthropomorphic homocentric
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British Dictionary definitions for anthropomorphic

anthropomorphic

/ (ˌænθrəpəˈmɔːfɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to anthropomorphism
resembling the human form
Derived Formsanthropomorph, nounanthropomorphically, adverb
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Word Origin and History for anthropomorphic

anthropomorphic

adj.

1806, from anthropomorphous + -ic. Originally in reference to regarding God or gods as having human form and human characteristics; of animals and other things from 1858; the sect of the Antropomorfites is mentioned in English from mid-15c. (see anthropomorphite).

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