anthropomorphism
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anthropomorphism
- /ˌænθɹəpəˈmɔɹfɪzəm/ US
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Coined in the mid-1700s. From Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man, human”) and μορφή (morphḗ, “form, shape”). By surface analysis, anthropo- + -morphism.
noun anthropomorphisms
- The ascribing of human characteristics and behaviors to nonhuman entities. Literature is full of examples of anthropomorphism, especially in children’s stories, from The Wind in the Willows to Watership Down.
- The ascribing of human characteristics and behaviors to divine nonhuman entities. 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.
Opposite: dehumanization
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noun
Opposite: dehumanization
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noun the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human
| Español | antropomorfismo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 의인화 uiinhwa |
| 日本語 | 擬人化 gijinka, 擬人観 gijinkan |
| 中文 | 擬人論 /拟人论 nǐrénlùn |
| Kiswahili | tashihisi |
| Português | antropomorfismo |
| Français | anthropomorphisme |
| Deutsch | Anthropomorphismus |
| Italiano | antropomorfismo |
| Ελληνικά | ανθρωπομορφισμός anthropomorfismós |
| Română | antropomorfism |
| Русский | антропоморфи́зм antropomorfízm |
| Tiếng Việt | nhân hóa |
| العربية | تَجْسِيم tajsīm |
| עברית | האנשה ha'anasha |
Talk about this word "anthropomorphism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/anthropomorphism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. anthropomorphism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/anthropomorphism "anthropomorphism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/anthropomorphism.Cite this
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title = {anthropomorphism},
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