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humanoid

[ hyoo-muh-noid or, often, yoo- ]
/ ˈhyu məˌnɔɪd or, often, ˈyu- /
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adjective

having human characteristics or form; resembling human beings.

noun

a humanoid being: to search for humanoids in outer space.

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Words related to humanoid

personal, hominoid, individual, animal, mortal, anthropoid, biped, hominid, anthropomorphic, anthropomorphous, civilized, fallible, fleshly, forgivable, anthropological, bipedal, creatural, ethological, hominine, humanistic

Words nearby humanoid

humanities, humanity, humanize, humankind, humanly, humanoid, humanzee, humash, humayun, humber, humberside

Origin of humanoid

First recorded in 1915–20; human + -oid
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British Dictionary definitions for humanoid

humanoid
/ (ˈhjuːməˌnɔɪd) /

adjective

like a human being in appearance

noun

a being with human rather than anthropoid characteristics
(in science fiction) a robot or creature resembling a human being
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