anthropomorphic

anthropomorphic

English

WOTD – 25 February 2006

Etymology

    From anthropo- +‎ -morphic.

    Pronunciation

    • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌænθɹəʊpəʊˈmɔːfɪk/
    • (US) enPR: ăn'thrə-pə-môr′fĭk, IPA(key): /ˌænθɹəpəˈmɔɹfɪk/
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    • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)fɪk

    Adjective

    anthropomorphic (not comparable)

    1. Having the form of a human.
      Synonym: anthropomorphous
    2. (of anything nonhuman) Having ascribes, attributes or characteristics of a human being.
      • 1909, “The Quarterly Review”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 124:
        The mystic is one to whom the unitive, pantheistic, or at least the panentheistic, aspects of the divinity are as congenial as the deistic, polytheistic, and anthropomorphic aspects are to the institutional mind.

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    Noun

    anthropomorphic (plural anthropomorphics)

    1. (furry fandom, somewhat dated) An anthropomorphized animal.

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