anthropomorphic

or an·thro·po·mor·phous

[ an-thruh-puh-mawr-fik ]

/ ˌæn θrə pəˈmɔr fɪk /

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adjective

ascribing human form or attributes to a being or thing not human, especially to a deity.

resembling or made to resemble a human form: an anthropomorphic carving.

Origin of anthropomorphic

First recorded in 1820–30; anthropo- + -morphic

OTHER WORDS FROM anthropomorphic

an·thro·po·mor·phi·cal·ly, an·thro·po·mor·phous·ly, adverb

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH anthropomorphic

anthropocentric anthropomorphic homocentric

Words nearby anthropomorphic

anthropologist, anthropology, anthropometer, anthropometrics, anthropometry, anthropomorphic, anthropomorphism, anthropomorphize, anthropomorphosis, anthropomorphous, anthroponomy

Example sentences from the Web for anthropomorphic

Totes, T-shirts, and an anthropomorphic stuffed rat are for sale at the gift shop.

Brooklyn’s Museum of Death: Inside Morbid Anatomy’s House of Intriguing Horrors |Nina Strochlic |July 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Many of the pictures are phallic in conception, and practically all of them are anthropomorphic.

Bygone Beliefs |H. Stanley Redgrove
In the mind of the savage the world is peopled by a host of mythic beings, anthropomorphic and zoomorphic.

Canyons of the Colorado |J. W. Powell
But the natural progress of thought involved the advance to the conception of anthropomorphic creators.

Introduction to the History of Religions |Crawford Howell Toy

I believe in an anthropomorphic God, simply because I believe in a Theomorphic man.

What and Where is God? |Richard La Rue Swain
Surrounding the picture on about three-fourths of its circumference is the anthropomorphic rainbow or rainbow deity.

The Mountain Chant, A Navajo Ceremony |Washington Matthews

British Dictionary definitions for anthropomorphic

anthropomorphic

/ (ˌænθrəpəˈmɔːfɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to anthropomorphism

resembling the human form

Derived forms of anthropomorphic

anthropomorph, noun anthropomorphically, adverb

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anthropomorphic

or an·thro·po·mor·phous

adjective

Origin of anthropomorphic

OTHER WORDS FROM anthropomorphic

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH anthropomorphic

Words nearby anthropomorphic

Example sentences from the Web for anthropomorphic

British Dictionary definitions for anthropomorphic

adjective

Derived forms of anthropomorphic

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anthropomorphic

or an·thro·po·mor·phous

adjective

Origin of anthropomorphic

OTHER WORDS FROM anthropomorphic

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH anthropomorphic

Words nearby anthropomorphic

Words related to anthropomorphic

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