Meanings
android1
adjectiveandroid (comparative more android, superlative most android)
comparative more android · superlative most android · alternative obsolete androides
- Possessing human qualities.
Android2
proper noun
- communicationsA mobile operating system currently developed by Google.
SL4A brings scripting languages to Android by allowing developers to edit and execute scripts and interactive interpreters directly on the Android device, according to Google Labs.
2010 July 17, “PHP development comes to Google Android”, in Reuters
nounAndroid (plural Androids)
plural Androids
- communicationsA mobile phone running on Android OS.
Both Androids and iPhones have a timer that can delay taking a photo by up to 10 seconds.
2016, Technology Made Easy: Simple Ways to Use Your Computer, Phone, and Other Electronic Devices, Peachtree City, Ga.: FC&A Publishing, →ISBN, page 317
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCharacteristic of men.
Opposite
Broader
More synonyms by meaning
nounan automaton that resembles a human being
Similar
humanoidmechanical man
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
android · noun, adjective
- Ancient Greekἀνδροειδής“human-shaped”
- New Latinandroīdēs
- Englishandroid
Learned borrowing from New Latin androīdēs, from Ancient Greek ἀνδροειδής (androeidḗs, “human-shaped”). By surface analysis, andr- + -oid.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic أَنْدْرُويِد, أندرويد
- أَنْدْرُويِد (ʔandrōyid)robot with human form
- أندرويدmobile operating system
Bengali অ্যান্ড্রয়েড
- অ্যান্ড্রয়েড (ênḍroẏeḍ)mobile operating system
Bulgarian андрои́д, Андрои́д
- андрои́д (androíd)robot with human form
- Андрои́д (Androíd)mobile operating system
Catalan androide
- androiderobot with human form
Chinese Cantonese 仿生人, 人造人
- 仿生人 (fong² sang¹ jan⁴)robot with human form
- 人造人 (jan⁴ zou⁶ jan⁴)robot with human form
- 人形機械人 /人形机械人 (jan⁴ jing⁴ gei¹ haai³ jan⁴)robot with human form
Chinese Mandarin 人形機器人 /人形机器人, 仿生人
- 人形機器人 /人形机器人 (rénxíng jīqìrén)robot with human form
- 仿生人 (fǎngshēngrén)robot with human form
- 人造人 (rénzàorén)robot with human form
- Androidmobile operating system
- 安卓 (Ānzhuó)mobile operating system
Czech android
- androidrobot with human form
Danish androide, android
- androiderobot with human form
- androidpossessing human qualities
Dutch androïde, androïde
- androïderobot with human form
- androïdepossessing human qualities
Esperanto homaŭtomato, androido
- homaŭtomatorobot with human form
- androidorobot with human form
Estonian android
- androidrobot with human form
Finnish androidi, ihmismäinen
- androidirobot with human form
- ihmismäinenpossessing human qualities
French androïde, androïde
- androïderobot with human form
- androïdepossessing human qualities
German Android, Androide
- Androidrobot with human form
- Androiderobot with human form
Greek ανδροειδές
- ανδροειδές (androeidés)robot with human form
Hebrew אַנְדְּרוֹאִיד
- אַנְדְּרוֹאִידrobot with human form
Hindi एंड्रॉइड
- एंड्रॉइड (eṇḍrŏiḍ)mobile operating system
Indonesian Android
- Androidmobile operating system
Italian androide
- androiderobot with human form
Japanese 人造人間, アンドロイド
- 人造人間 (jinzō ningen)robot with human form
- アンドロイド (andoroido)robot with human form
- ロボット (robotto)robot with human form
- アンドロイド (Andoroido)mobile operating system
Korean 안드로이드, 로봇
- 안드로이드 (andeuroideu)robot with human form
- 로봇 (robot)robot with human form
- 인조인간 (injoin'gan)robot with human form
- 안드로이드 (Andeuroideu)mobile operating system
Latvian androīds
- androīdsrobot with human form
Lithuanian androidas
- androidasrobot with human form
Norwegian Bokmål androide
- androidepossessing human qualities
Persian اندروید
- اندروید (andrôyed)robot with human form
Polish android
- androidrobot with human form
Portuguese androide, androide
- androiderobot with human form
- androidepossessing human qualities
- Androidmobile operating system
Punjabi ਐਂਡਰਾਇਡ
- ਐਂਡਰਾਇਡ (aiṇḍarāiḍa)mobile operating system
Romanian android
- androidrobot with human form
Russian андро́ид, ро́бот
- андро́ид (andróid)robot with human form
- ро́бот (róbot)robot with human form
- человекоподо́бный (čelovekopodóbnyj)possessing human qualities
- Андро́ид (Andróid)mobile operating system
Slovak android
- androidrobot with human form
Spanish androide, Android
- androiderobot with human form
- Androidmobile operating system
Swedish android, android
- androidrobot with human form
- androidpossessing human qualities
- Androidmobile operating system
Tamil ஆணொன்றி, அலைபேசி இயங்குதளம்
- ஆணொன்றி (āṇoṉṟi)robot with human form
- அலைபேசி இயங்குதளம் (alaipēci iyaṅkutaḷam)robot with human form
- ஆண்ட்ராய்டு (āṇṭrāyṭu)mobile operating system
Thai แอนดรอยด์, แอนดรอยด์
- แอนดรอยด์ (ɛɛn-drɔɔi)robot with human form
- แอนดรอยด์ (ɛɛn-drɔɔi)mobile operating system
Turkish android, Android
- androidrobot with human form
- Androidmobile operating system
Ukrainian андро́їд
- андро́їд (andrójid)robot with human form
Vietnamese người máy, Android
- người máyrobot with human form
- Androidmobile operating system
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with android
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Cite this entry
APA
android. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/android
MLA
“android.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/android. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “android,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/android.
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