anthropomorphousadj.

Brit.

/ˌanθrəpəˈmɔːfəs/, U.S.

/ˈˌænθrəpəˈmɔrfəs/

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin anthropomorphos , -ous suffix; Greek ἀνθρωπόμορϕος , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < (i) post-classical Latin anthropomorphos (4th or 5th cent. in Augustine), or its etymon (ii) Hellenistic Greek ἀνθρωπόμορϕος of human form ( < ancient Greek ἀνθρωπο- anthropo- comb. form + -μορϕος : see -morphous comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare later andromorphous adj. With sense 2 compare earlier anthropomorphously adv.

1. Of human form; having a shape resembling that of a human being.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > [adjective] > of human form

two-legged1560

manlike1590

walkinga1616

hominiform1678

human-like1748

anthropomorphous1753

anthropomorphic1827

anthropoid1835

personified1851

bimanal1859

anthropoidal1865

humanoid1914

hominoid1950

android-

1650 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica (ed. 2) ii. vi. 75 We may admit of the epithete of Pythagoras, who calls it Anthropomorphous [1646 ἀνθρωπόμορϕος];..more appliable unto the Man-Orchis, whose flower represents a man.]

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) Naturalists give instances of Anthropomorphous plants, Anthropomorphous minerals, etc.

1819 W. Lawrence Lect. on Physiol., Anat., & Nat. Hist. Man 88 Their [sc. monkeys'] forms are so much like the human, as to have procured for them the epithet anthropo-morphous.

1870 J. Lubbock Origin of Civilisation (ed. 2) vi. 264 The deities in this stage are anthropomorphous.

1915 E. A. Parkyn Introd. Study Prehistoric Art iii. 49 On this baton also appear..three very curious anthropomorphous figures termed diablotins by the discoverers.

1962 New Scientist 27 Sept. 677/3 The pedipulator would therefore belong to a new genre of machines that the company has christened CAMs—cybernetic anthropomorphous machines.

2008 Internat. Herald Tribune (Nexis) 16 Feb. 20 About 30 anthropomorphous figures from the Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico, complement the show.

2. That ascribes, or is ascribed with, human attributes or characteristics; anthropomorphic. Also: that has human characteristics; resembling a human being in respect of character or personality. Cf. earlier anthropomorphously adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > anthropocentrism > [adjective] > anthropomorphism

anthropomorphous1839

anthropomorphic1845

anthropomorphistic1850

humaniform1889

1839 Q. Rev. Oct. 385 The anthropomorphous tendency which connects the plastic arts with religion.

1858 W. E. Gladstone Stud. Homer II. 148 Every thing..is made to conform to anthropomorphous ideas.

1948 Amer. Midland Naturalist 39 765 The author's viewpoint is anthropocentric; his animals are anthropomorphous (‘nervous’, ‘shy and retiring’, ‘meek’..).

1955 Bull. Atomic Scientists Mar. 74/2 The anthropomorphous being, who has been held directly responsible for the events in the universe now disappears more or less completely behind his will.

2009 Evening Standard (Nexis) 6 Apr. Somehow you forget the existence of the puppeteers, even as they bring these creatures to life. It is as if they were anthropomorphous: we identify with them.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	anthropomorphous
释义	anthropomorphousadj. Brit. /ˌanθrəpəˈmɔːfəs/, U.S. /ˈˌænθrəpəˈmɔrfəs/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin anthropomorphos , -ous suffix; Greek ἀνθρωπόμορϕος , -ous suffix. Etymology: < (i) post-classical Latin anthropomorphos (4th or 5th cent. in Augustine), or its etymon (ii) Hellenistic Greek ἀνθρωπόμορϕος of human form ( < ancient Greek ἀνθρωπο- anthropo- comb. form + -μορϕος : see -morphous comb. form) + -ous suffix. Compare later andromorphous adj. With sense 2 compare earlier anthropomorphously adv. 1. Of human form; having a shape resembling that of a human being. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > [adjective] > of human form two-legged1560 manlike1590 walkinga1616 hominiform1678 human-like1748 anthropomorphous1753 anthropomorphic1827 anthropoid1835 personified1851 bimanal1859 anthropoidal1865 humanoid1914 hominoid1950 android- 1650 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica (ed. 2) ii. vi. 75 We may admit of the epithete of Pythagoras, who calls it Anthropomorphous [1646 ἀνθρωπόμορϕος];..more appliable unto the Man-Orchis, whose flower represents a man.] 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) Naturalists give instances of Anthropomorphous plants, Anthropomorphous minerals, etc. 1819 W. Lawrence Lect. on Physiol., Anat., & Nat. Hist. Man 88 Their [sc. monkeys'] forms are so much like the human, as to have procured for them the epithet anthropo-morphous. 1870 J. Lubbock Origin of Civilisation (ed. 2) vi. 264 The deities in this stage are anthropomorphous. 1915 E. A. Parkyn Introd. Study Prehistoric Art iii. 49 On this baton also appear..three very curious anthropomorphous figures termed diablotins by the discoverers. 1962 New Scientist 27 Sept. 677/3 The pedipulator would therefore belong to a new genre of machines that the company has christened CAMs—cybernetic anthropomorphous machines. 2008 Internat. Herald Tribune (Nexis) 16 Feb. 20 About 30 anthropomorphous figures from the Museo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico, complement the show. 2. That ascribes, or is ascribed with, human attributes or characteristics; anthropomorphic. Also: that has human characteristics; resembling a human being in respect of character or personality. Cf. earlier anthropomorphously adv. ΘΚΠ the world > people > anthropocentrism > [adjective] > anthropomorphism anthropomorphous1839 anthropomorphic1845 anthropomorphistic1850 humaniform1889 1839 Q. Rev. Oct. 385 The anthropomorphous tendency which connects the plastic arts with religion. 1858 W. E. Gladstone Stud. Homer II. 148 Every thing..is made to conform to anthropomorphous ideas. 1948 Amer. Midland Naturalist 39 765 The author's viewpoint is anthropocentric; his animals are anthropomorphous (‘nervous’, ‘shy and retiring’, ‘meek’..). 1955 Bull. Atomic Scientists Mar. 74/2 The anthropomorphous being, who has been held directly responsible for the events in the universe now disappears more or less completely behind his will. 2009 Evening Standard (Nexis) 6 Apr. Somehow you forget the existence of the puppeteers, even as they bring these creatures to life. It is as if they were anthropomorphous: we identify with them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1753
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