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θrəadjective
1.
ascribing human form or attributes to a being or thing not human, especially to a deity.
2.
resembling or made to resemble a human form: an anthropomorphic carving.
Also, an·thro·po·mor·phous.
Related forms
an·thro·po·mor·phi·cal·ly, an·thro·po·mor·phous·ly, adverb
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Anthropomorphic
has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
Example Sentences
- Reversing the anthropomorphic process, the musical prides itself on how cleverly people can be made into objects.
- The slender hands and feet and long eyelashes of these anthropomorphic mice help make their mannerisms believable.
- Your article has a gently poetic cast, with an anthropomorphic undertone.
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Word Origin & History
anthropomorphic
1827, from anthropomorphous (1753), Anglicization of L.L. anthropomorphus "having human form," from Gk. anthropomorphos, from anthropos "human being" (see anthropo-) + morphe "form" (see morphine). Originally in reference to regarding God
EXPANDor gods as having human form and human characteristics; of animals and other things from 1858.
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