Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anthropomorphic

/ˌænθɹəpəˈmɔɹfɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: an-thro-po-mor-phic
IPA: /ˌænθɹəpəˈmɔɹfɪk/

29

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the form of a human.

adj

Having attributes or characteristics of a human being.

noun

An anthropomorphized animal and creature.

Dated; Slang

Example Sentences

"The mystic is one to whom the unitive, pantheistic, or at least the panentheistic, aspects of the divinity are as congenial as the deistic, polytheistic, and anthropomorphic aspects are to the institutional mind."

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́νθρωπος (ắnthrōpos)der. English anthropo- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -morphic English anthropomorphic From anthropo- + -morphic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: anthropo
Suffix: morphic

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌænθɹəpəˈmɔɹfɪk/
British English: /ˌænθɹəʊpəʊˈmɔːfɪk/

Usage

Dated
Slang

Inflected Forms

anthropomorphics (plural)

Derived Forms

anthropomorphically anthropornography antianthropomorphic deanthropomorphic nonanthropomorphic pseudoanthropomorphic unanthropomorphic

Frequently Paired Words

ailuromorphic anthropomorphism anthropologic theriomorphic

Synonyms

anthropomorphous humanlike

Rhymes With

metamorphic polymorphic dimorphic orphic isomorphic anamorphic dysmorphic zoomorphic monomorphic mesomorphic amorphic theriomorphic

Questions

How do you pronounce anthropomorphic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌænθɹəpəˈmɔɹfɪk/.
What does anthropomorphic mean?: Having the form of a human.
Where does anthropomorphic come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́νθρωπος (ắnthrōpos)der. English anthropo- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -morphic English anthropomorphic From anthropo- + -morphic.

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