anthropomorphosis

noun

Transformation into a human form.

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Meanings

nounanthropomorphosis (countable and uncountable, plural anthropomorphoses)

plural anthropomorphoses

  1. countableuncountableTransformation into a human form.

    He’s best known for his views of aristocratic race horses, seen purely as beautiful animals with no attempt at anthropomorphosis, but he painted other mammals too, dogs, lions, tigers, oxen, monkeys and humans.

    2007 March 2, The New York Times, “Museum and Gallery Listings”, in New York Times

Origin

From anthropo- + morphosis.

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Translations

Portuguese antropomorfose
  • antropomorfosetransformation into a human form
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APA

anthropomorphosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthropomorphosis

MLA

“anthropomorphosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthropomorphosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anthropomorphosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthropomorphosis.

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