humanoid

American  

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

adjective

1. having human characteristics or form; resembling human beings.

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noun

1. a humanoid being.

   to search for humanoids in outer space.

humanoid British  

/ ˈhjuːməˌnɔɪd /

adjective

1. like a human being in appearance

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noun

1. a being with human rather than anthropoid characteristics

2. (in science fiction) a robot or creature resembling a human being

Etymology

Origin of humanoid

First recorded in 1915–20; human + -oid

Example Sentences

Tesla recently announced it would stop selling its higher-priced Model S and X vehicles and turn that capacity into a facility to mass-produce humanoid robots.

From Barron's

Tesla recently announced it would stop selling its higher-priced Model S and X vehicles and turn that capacity into a facility to mass-produce humanoid robots.

From Barron's

Tesla recently announced it would stop selling its higher-priced Model S and X vehicles and turn that capacity into a facility to mass-produce humanoid robots.

From Barron's

When Hyundai showed off its Atlas humanoid robot in January, the stock price skyrocketed.

From The Wall Street Journal

Covered in fractal patterns like “the symmetrical innards of a halved cabbage,” the giant humanoid insect reclines, “a god-sized man sleeping atop the quilt of the land.”

From The Wall Street Journal