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anthropomorphic

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ˌænθrəpəˈmɔrfɪk/ UK /ˌænθrəpəˈmɔːfɪk/
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Synonyms
1 adj · attributing human form,... humanizedpersonified
More humanlike
Opposites
nonhumanimpersonal
Word family
Derived forms anthropomorphicallyanthropomorphismanthropomorphize

Etymology

From anthropomorphous + -ic, built from Ancient Greek anthropos ("human being") + morphe ("form, shape"). The term first described gods represented in human form and later broadened to any projection of human traits onto the nonhuman.

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