homunculus

[ huh-muhng-kyuh-luhs, hoh- ]

/ həˈmʌŋ kyə ləs, hoʊ- /

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noun, plural ho·mun·cu·li [huh-muhng-kyuh-lahy, hoh-]. /həˈmʌŋ kyəˌlaɪ, hoʊ-/.

an artificially made dwarf, supposedly produced in a flask by an alchemist.

a fully formed, miniature human body believed, according to some medical theories of the 16th and 17th centuries, to be contained in the spermatozoon.

a diminutive human being.

the human fetus.

Origin of homunculus

1650–60; <Latin, equivalent to homun- (variant of homin-, stem of homō man; see Homo) + -culus-cule¹

OTHER WORDS FROM homunculus

ho·mun·cu·lar, adjective

Words nearby homunculus

homozygosity, homozygote, homozygous, homozygous by descent, Homs, homunculus, homy, Homyel', hon, Honan, honcho

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Example sentences from the Web for homunculus

You men of the nineteenth century know only by reputation of our attempts to produce an homunculus, and a perpetuum mobile naturæ.
The Magic of the Middle Ages|Viktor Rydberg
It is often asked, and I think we may fairly ask, what Goethe meant to symbolize by his Homunculus.
The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust'|H. B. Cotterill
The homunculus offered me his last book, with his last smile.
The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard|Anatole France
If the homunculus who wrote this be still above ground, how devoutly must he hope he may be able to keep in the background!
A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I (of II)|Augustus De Morgan

Evidently there is plenty of work here for Goethe's Homunculus, who had to find out "why husband and wife get on so badly."
Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology|C. G. Jung

British Dictionary definitions for homunculus

homunculus

/ (hɒˈmʌŋkjʊləs) /

noun plural -li (-ˌlaɪ)

a miniature man; midget

(in early biological theory) a fully-formed miniature human being existing in a spermatozoon or egg

Former name: homuncule (həʊˈmʌŋkjuːl)

Derived forms of homunculus

homuncular, adjective

Word Origin for homunculus

C17: from Latin, diminutive of homo man

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for homunculus

homunculus

[ hō-mŭng′kyə-ləs, hə- ]

n. pl. ho•mun•cu•li (-lī′)

A diminutive human.

A miniature, fully formed individual which adherents of the early biological theory of preformation believed to be present in the sperm cell.

单词	homunculus
释义	homunculus [ huh-muhng-kyuh-luhs, hoh- ] / həˈmʌŋ kyə ləs, hoʊ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR homunculus ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural ho·mun·cu·li [huh-muhng-kyuh-lahy, hoh-]. /həˈmʌŋ kyəˌlaɪ, hoʊ-/. an artificially made dwarf, supposedly produced in a flask by an alchemist. a fully formed, miniature human body believed, according to some medical theories of the 16th and 17th centuries, to be contained in the spermatozoon. a diminutive human being. the human fetus. Origin of homunculus 1650–60; <Latin, equivalent to homun- (variant of homin-, stem of homō man; see Homo) + -culus-cule¹ OTHER WORDS FROM homunculus ho·mun·cu·lar, adjective Words nearby homunculus homozygosity, homozygote, homozygous, homozygous by descent, Homs, homunculus, homy, Homyel', hon, Honan, honcho Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for homunculus You men of the nineteenth century know only by reputation of our attempts to produce an homunculus, and a perpetuum mobile naturæ. The Magic of the Middle Ages\|Viktor Rydberg It is often asked, and I think we may fairly ask, what Goethe meant to symbolize by his Homunculus. The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust'\|H. B. Cotterill The homunculus offered me his last book, with his last smile. The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard\|Anatole France If the homunculus who wrote this be still above ground, how devoutly must he hope he may be able to keep in the background! A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I (of II)\|Augustus De Morgan Evidently there is plenty of work here for Goethe's Homunculus, who had to find out "why husband and wife get on so badly." Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology\|C. G. Jung British Dictionary definitions for homunculus homunculus / (hɒˈmʌŋkjʊləs) / noun plural -li (-ˌlaɪ) a miniature man; midget (in early biological theory) a fully-formed miniature human being existing in a spermatozoon or egg Former name: homuncule (həʊˈmʌŋkjuːl) Derived forms of homunculus homuncular, adjective Word Origin for homunculus C17: from Latin, diminutive of homo man Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to homunculus gnome, pygmy, midget, bantam, runt, manikin, midge, punk, peewee, shrimp, little person Medical definitions for homunculus homunculus [ hō-mŭng′kyə-ləs, hə- ] n. pl. ho•mun•cu•li (-lī′) A diminutive human. A miniature, fully formed individual which adherents of the early biological theory of preformation believed to be present in the sperm cell. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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homunculus

noun, plural ho·mun·cu·li [huh-muhng-kyuh-lahy, hoh-]. /həˈmʌŋ kyəˌlaɪ, hoʊ-/.

Origin of homunculus

OTHER WORDS FROM homunculus

Words nearby homunculus

Example sentences from the Web for homunculus

British Dictionary definitions for homunculus

noun plural -li (-ˌlaɪ)

Derived forms of homunculus

Word Origin for homunculus

Words related to homunculus

Medical definitions for homunculus

n. pl. ho•mun•cu•li (-lī′)