anthropomorphic

an·thro·po·mor·phic

adj \ˌan(t)-thrə-pə-ˈmȯr-fik\

Definition of ANTHROPOMORPHIC

1

: described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes <anthropomorphic deities>

2

: ascribing human characteristics to nonhuman things <anthropomorphic supernaturalism>

— an·thro·po·mor·phi·cal·ly \-fi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of ANTHROPOMORPHIC

1. a story in which the characters are anthropomorphic animals

Origin of ANTHROPOMORPHIC

Late Latin anthropomorphus of human form, from Greek anthrōpomorphos, from anthrōp- + -morphos -morphous

First Known Use: 1827

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