humanoid
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humanoid
- /ˈhjuːmənɔɪd/
Where it comes from
From human (from Latin hūmānus m (“of or belonging to a man, human, humane”, adjective)) + -oid.
adjective more humanoid · most humanoid
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Having the appearance or characteristics of a human; being anthropomorphic under some criteria (physical, mental, genetical, ethological, ethical etc.).
That's how I came to be down there, Captain, pursuing the devil's own spawn, a thing I've chased across the universe. He's humanoid outside, but inside, he's a hideous, murdering monster. I'll get him, Captain. I swear it.
Similar: humaniform
Similar: anthropoid
noun humanoids
- A being having the appearance or characteristics of a human. Lowering prices for humanoids would mark a major step to their eventual commercialization and wider adoption.
Similar: anthropoid
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: android, mechanical man, anthropomorphic, manlike, anthropomorphical, anthropomorphous, anthropomorphistic, anthromorphic, anthropomorphitic, anthropomorphitical, pseudoanthropomorphic, anthroposcopic, humanly, anthropopathetic, anthropophuistic, anthropopathic
adjective
Similar: anthropoid
noun
Similar: anthropoid
Translations
Every language
adj having the appearance or characteristics of a human
| Español | humanoide |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 인간형(人間型)의 in'ganhyeong-ui |
| 日本語 | 人型の hitogata no |
| 中文 | 類人的 /类人的 lèirén de, 似人的 sìrén de, 人形的 rénxíng de |
| Português | humanoide |
| Français | humanoïde |
| Deutsch | menschenähnlich, humanoid |
| Ελληνικά | ανθρωποειδής anthropoeidís |
| Română | umanoid |
| Русский | человекоподо́бный čelovekopodóbnyj |
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title = {humanoid},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
