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android¹

  • /ˈænˌdɹɔɪd/

Rhymes with -ɔɪd

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from New Latin androīdēs, from Ancient Greek ἀνδροειδής (androeidḗs, “human-shaped”). By surface analysis, andr- + -oid.

noun androids · androides

  1. A robot that is designed to look and act like a human being (not necessarily a male one).
  2. An artificial human.

adjective more android · most android · androides

  1. Possessing human qualities.
  2. in pelvimetry Of the pelvis, having a narrow anterior segment and a heart-shaped brim, typically found in the male.
  3. Characteristic of men. an android fat distribution

    Opposite: gynoid

Android²

Where it comes from

See android.

proper noun

  1. A mobile operating system currently developed by Google. SL4A brings scripting languages to Android by allowing developers to edit and execute scripts and interactive interpreters directly on the Android device, according to Google Labs.

noun Androids

  1. A mobile phone running on Android OS. Both Androids and iPhones have a timer that can delay taking a photo by up to 10 seconds.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: humanoid, mechanical man, droid, robot, manbot, malebot, pornbot, andy, robo, dummy, abhuman, fembot, meatbot, fleshbag, ronbot, underperson

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noun robot with human form

Españolandroide
한국어안드로이드 andeuroideu, 로봇 robot, 인조인간 injoin'gan
日本語人造人間 jinzō ningen, アンドロイド andoroido, ロボット robotto
中文人形機器人 /人形机器人 rénxíng jīqìrén, 仿生人 fǎngshēngrén, 人造人 rénzàorén
Portuguêsandroide
Françaisandroïde
DeutschAndroid, Androide
Italianoandroide
Ελληνικάανδροειδές androeidés
Românăandroid
Русскийандро́ид andróid, ро́бот róbot
Tiếng Việtngười máy
العربيةأَنْدْرُويِد ʔandrōyid
עבריתאַנְדְּרוֹאִיד

adj possessing human qualities

Portuguêsandroide
Françaisandroïde
Русскийчеловекоподо́бный čelovekopodóbnyj

name mobile operating system

EspañolAndroid
한국어안드로이드 Andeuroideu
日本語アンドロイド Andoroido
中文Android, 安卓 Ānzhuó
हिन्दीएंड्रॉइड eṇḍrŏiḍ
PortuguêsAndroid
РусскийАндро́ид Andróid
Tiếng ViệtAndroid
العربيةأندرويد

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android. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/android

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"android." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/android.

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@misc{android_2026,
  title = {android},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/android},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}