anthropomorphism
/ˌænθɹəpəˈmɔɹfɪzəm/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.03 in modern English
30
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Literature is full of examples of anthropomorphism, especially in children’s stories, from The Wind in the Willows to Watership Down."
- "Anthropic is regarded as a giant among AI companies, but perhaps what it really excels in is anthropomorphism. Earlier this year, the company released an 84-page document titled Claude’s “constitution,” Claude being the name of the large language model that is the company’s flagship product."
- "Only an over-idealized Hellenism may properly be acutely sensitive to the anthropomorphism of gods, when, in speech and action, they display their human qualities."
Etymology
Coined in the mid-1700s. From Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man, human”) and μορφή (morphḗ, “form, shape”). By surface analysis, anthropo- + -morphism.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ἄνθρωπος
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌænθɹəpəˈmɔɹfɪzəm/