anthropomorphic
Use Anthropomorphic in a sentence
θrə adjective
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 (ˌænθrəpəˈmɔːfɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to anthropomorphism |
| 2. | resembling the human form |
| 'anthropomorph | |
| —n | |
| anthropo'morphically | |
| —adv | |
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Anthropomorphic
is always a great word to know.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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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
or gods as having human form and human characteristics; of animals and other things from 1858.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
It will track the adventures of a father and his two sons who navigate a world populated by anthropomorphic dinosaurs.
When conatus in physics became kinetic energy and momentum, physics ceased to be anthropomorphic.
They left behind palace remnants, distinctive pottery and art with anthropomorphic jaguar motifs.
Reversing the anthropomorphic process, the musical prides itself on how cleverly people can be made into objects.
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