anthropocentric

adjective

an·​thro·​po·​cen·​tric ˌan(t)-thrə-pə-ˈsen-trik 

1

: considering human beings as the most significant entity of the universe

2

: interpreting or regarding the world in terms of human values and experiences

anthropocentrically

ˌan(t)-thrə-pə-ˈsen-tri-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

anthropocentricity

ˌan(t)-thrə-pō-(ˌ)sen-ˈtri-sə-tē 

noun

anthropocentrism

ˌan(t)-thrə-pō-ˈsen-ˌtri-zəm 

noun

Examples of anthropocentric in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

An older protester in a puffy orange jacket chided him for being too anthropocentric. —Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026

This anthropocentric perspective was entrenched in 1866, when German scientist Ernst Haeckel drew one of the first trees of life. —Kevin Omland, The Conversation, 9 Feb. 2026

In this week’s Mini Philosophy interview, anthropologist Christine Webb argues that a lot of science research is shaped by human exceptionalism, reinforcing biases and anthropocentric assumptions. —Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025

Rarely does nature fit neatly into our anthropocentric categories. —Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 12 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

anthropo- + -centric, perhaps after German anthropocentrisch (later anthropozentrisch)

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for anthropocentric

• heliocentric
• afrocentric
• egocentric
• ethnocentric
• eurocentric
• geocentric
• metacentric
• multicentric
• polycentric
• centric
• concentric
• eccentric