Meanings
- not comparablePertaining to the origin of man (anthropogeny).
1952 The cosmogonic and anthropogenic myths are of secondary importance in Yahwistic religiosity. (H. H. Gerth & D. A. Martindale (trans.), M. Weber's Ancient Judaism ix. 227)
Synonyms: anthropogonic, anthropogenetic, anthropogenous
- not comparableHaving its origin in the influence of human activity on nature.
anthropogenic climate change
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Wastewater is any water that has been adversely affected in quality by anthropogenic influence.
The approximately 4,000 remaining adult birds in this species are also threatened by the usual palette of anthropogenic factors, including habitat destruction, oil and gas drilling and disruption of fish movement by dams.
2021, Peter Cavanagh, “1. Eagles”, in 100 Flying Birds: Photographing the Mechanics of Flight, →ISBN, page 20: Steller's Sea-Eagle
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivePertaining to the origin of man (anthropogeny).
More synonyms by meaning
adjectiveof or relating to the study of the origins and development of human beings
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From anthropo- + -genic. First use appears c. 1883.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Brazilian Portuguese antropogênico, antropogênico
- antropogênicopertaining to the origin of man
- antropogênicohaving its origin in the influence of human activity on nature
Catalan antropogènic, antropogènic
- antropogènicpertaining to the origin of man
- antropogènichaving its origin in the influence of human activity on nature
Czech antropogenní
- antropogenníhaving its origin in the influence of human activity on nature
Dutch antropogeen
- antropogeenhaving its origin in the influence of human activity on nature
Estonian inimtekkeline
- inimtekkelinehaving its origin in the influence of human activity on nature
European Portuguese antropogénico, antropogénico
- antropogénicopertaining to the origin of man
- antropogénicohaving its origin in the influence of human activity on nature
Finnish ihmisen aiheuttama, ihmisperäinen
- ihmisen aiheuttamahaving its origin in the influence of human activity on nature
- ihmisperäinenhaving its origin in the influence of human activity on nature
French anthropique
- anthropiquehaving its origin in the influence of human activity on nature
German anthropogen
- anthropogenhaving its origin in the influence of human activity on nature
Indonesian antropogenik
- antropogenikhaving its origin in the influence of human activity on nature
Irish antrapaigineach, antrapaiginiúil
- antrapaigineachhaving its origin in the influence of human activity on nature
- antrapaiginiúilhaving its origin in the influence of human activity on nature
Italian antropogenico
- antropogenicohaving its origin in the influence of human activity on nature
Polish antropogeniczny, antropogeniczny
- antropogenicznypertaining to the origin of man
- antropogenicznyhaving its origin in the influence of human activity on nature
Russian антропоге́нный
- антропоге́нный (antropogénnyj)having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature
Spanish antropogénico
- antropogénicohaving its origin in the influence of human activity on nature
Ukrainian антропоге́нний
- антропоге́нний (antropohénnyj)having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with anthropogenic
Cite this entry
anthropogenic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthropogenic
“anthropogenic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthropogenic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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