homunculus
/həˈmʌŋk.jə.ləs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.25 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A small, artificially created human or human-like being.
noun
The nerve map of the human body that exists on the parietal lobe of the human brain.
Example Sentences
- "Ser Perth stayed near him most of the time now. The man was obviously worried, but tried not to show it. "We've managed to get some testosterone from a blond homunculus," he reported. "That should put you on your feet in no time. Don't worry, young man we'll keep you vivified somehow until the Sign changes." But he didn't sound convincing."
- "“It’s this snaggletoothed, little bird-footed homunculus caricature,” Bourneuf said. “Many artists at this time were trying to make new altarpieces. Klee tended to take a very skeptical distance from the sort of grandiose projects of many of his expressionist peers, so I think it’s actually kind of mocking those hopes.”"
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /həˈmʌŋk.jə.ləs/
- British English: /hɒˈmʌŋk.jʊ.ləs/
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
cortical homunculus
homunculus argument