anthropomorphic

adj, noun — 3 senses

anthropomorphic

adj

UK /ˌænθɹəʊpəʊˈmɔːfɪk/ · US /ˌænθɹəpəˈmɔɹfɪk/

Etymology From anthropo- + -morphic.

1

Having the form of a human.

2

Of anything nonhuman Having ascribes, attributes or characteristics of a human being.

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.1909, “The Quarterly Review”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 124:

Derived terms: anthropomorphically, anthropornography, antianthropomorphic, deanthropomorphic, nonanthropomorphic, pseudoanthropomorphic, unanthropomorphic

anthropomorphic

noun

Etymology From anthropo- + -morphic.

1

Lifestyle Dated, Slang An anthropomorphized animal.

Related terms: ailuromorphic, anthropomorphism, anthropologic, theriomorphic

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