Meanings
nounsynthespian (plural synthespians)
plural synthespians
- A completely computer-generated character who appears in a film or similar work; a virtual actor.
Final Fantasy apparently took 200 digital artists four years to make; a whole year was needed just to perfect the 60,000 hairs on the head of the heroine, Dr Aki Ross, the first photo-realistic 'synthespian' to lead a movie.
2006, Daniel Frampton, Filmosophy, Wallflower Press, →ISBN, page 205
Origin
Blend of synthetic + thespian.
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synthespian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synthespian
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“synthespian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synthespian. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “synthespian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/synthespian.
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