Meanings
- not comparableHaving 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
plural anthropomorphics
- datedslanglifestyleAn anthropomorphized animal and creature.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving the form of a human.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivesuggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓́νθρωπος (ắnthrōpos)
- Englishanthropo-
- Ancient Greekμορφή (morphḗ)
- Englishanthropomorphic
Translations
Ancient Greek ἀνθρωπόμορφος
- ἀνθρωπόμορφος (anthrōpómorphos)having the form of a person
Catalan antropomorf, antropomòrfic
- antropomorfhaving the form of a person
- antropomòrfichaving the form of a person
- antropomòrficgiven human attributes
Chinese Mandarin 拟人的
- 拟人的having the form of a person
Czech antropomorfní
- antropomorfníhaving the form of a person
Danish antropomorf, antropomorf
- antropomorfhaving the form of a person
- antropomorfgiven human attributes
Dutch antropomorfisch, antropomorfisch
- antropomorfischhaving the form of a person
- antropomorfischgiven human attributes
Esperanto homforma, homforma
- homformahaving the form of a person
- homformagiven human attributes
Finnish antropomorfinen, antropomorfistinen
- antropomorfinenhaving the form of a person
- antropomorfistinenhaving the form of a person
- antropomorfinengiven human attributes
- antropomorfistinengiven human attributes
French anthropomorphe, anthropomorphe
- anthropomorphehaving the form of a person
- anthropomorphegiven human attributes
German anthropomorph, anthropomorph
- anthropomorphhaving the form of a person
- anthropomorphgiven human attributes
- vermenschlichtgiven human attributes
Greek ανθρωπόμορφος, ανθρωπομορφικός
- ανθρωπόμορφος (anthropómorfos)having the form of a person
- ανθρωπομορφικός (anthropomorfikós)given human attributes
Indonesian antropomorfis, antropomorfis
- antropomorfishaving the form of a person
- antropomorfisgiven human attributes
Italian antropomorfo
- antropomorfogiven human attributes
Japanese 擬人的
- 擬人的having the form of a person
Malay antropomorfik, antropomorfik
- antropomorfikhaving the form of a person
- antropomorfikgiven human attributes
Polish człowiekowaty, antropomorficzny
- człowiekowatyhaving the form of a person
- antropomorficznygiven human attributes
Portuguese antropomórfico, antropomórfico
- antropomórficohaving the form of a person
- antropomórficogiven human attributes
Romanian antropomorf
- antropomorfhaving the form of a person
Russian антропомо́рфный, антропомо́рфный
- антропомо́рфный (antropomórfnyj)having the form of a person
- антропомо́рфный (antropomórfnyj)given human attributes
Slovak antropomorfný, antropomorfický
- antropomorfnýhaving the form of a person
- antropomorfickýhaving the form of a person
Spanish antropomorfo, antropomorfo
- antropomorfohaving the form of a person
- antropomorfogiven human attributes
Swedish antropomorf
- antropomorfhaving the form of a person
Turkish antropomorf, insansı
- antropomorfhaving the form of a person
- insansıhaving the form of a person
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with anthropomorphic
Anagrams
Cite this entry
anthropomorphic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthropomorphic
“anthropomorphic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthropomorphic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anthropomorphic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthropomorphic.
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