Concept cluster: Biology > Anthropomorphism
n
One with an interest in artificial life.
adj
Accurately depicting or replicating the body, or a body part, of a human being or animal.
adj
Possessing human qualities.
n
(informal, countable) An anthropomorphic character.
adj
(rare) Alternative form of anthropomorphic [Having the form of a human.]
n
A human or a creature having human characteristics or traits.
adj
Placing humans at the center of something, giving preference to humans above all other considerations.
n
A person who accepts the ideas of anthropocentrism
n
An animal (such as a parrot) with tongue similar to humans allowing human-like speech.
adj
having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance
adj
(robotics) Mimicking human physical movements at a structural level.
n
An anthropomorphic character.
adj
Having the form of a human.
adj
Alternative form of anthropomorphic [Having the form of a human.]
n
Alternative spelling of anthropomorphization [endowing with human qualities.]
n
The attribution of human characteristics and behavior to something not human.
adj
Synonym of anthropomorphic
n
One who ascribes a human form or human attributes to a deity.
adj
Relating to anthropomorphism.
adj
Alternative form of anthropomorphitic [Relating to anthropomorphism.]
n
Alternative form of anthropomorphism [The attribution of human characteristics and behavior to something not human.]
adj
Capable of being anthropomorphized.
n
endowing with human qualities.
n
(religion) The attribution of human characteristics to God.
n
Transformation into a human form.
adj
Describing an animal or inanimate object using human characteristics; employing anthropomorphism.
adv
In an anthropomorphous manner; in a manner resembling that of a human.
n
The quality of being anthropomorphic.
adv
(theology, rare) Exhibiting human emotions.
n
(rare) One who ascribes human feelings to a deity.
n
The ascription of human nature to the gods.
n
The presentation of animals, especially those raised to be killed for food, in quasi-pornographic poses.
n
The ascription of human form and nature to the gods, or the belief that gods are deified human beings.
adj
Designed to be more suitable for use by humans
n
Alternative form of apanthropy [An aversion to human company; love of solitude.]
adj
Of or pertaining to aspheterism.
adj
Alternative form of barochoric [Exhibiting barochory.]
n
The love of or empathy with nature and all living things.
n
(nonce word) The manner in which a dog sees the world, including the attribution of doglike characteristics to non-canine animals, especially humans.
adj
Moving away from anthropomorphism; no longer regarding (a deity, etc.) as having attributes of human beings.
n
The removal of a thing's anthropomorphic nature; making something less human in form or character.
adj
(ecology, of competition) Wherein one organism reduces a resource to the point of affecting other organisms.
n
(biology, exobiology) The seeming contradiction, serving as a challenge to believers in the existence of advanced lifeforms throughout the universe, that there is no scientific evidence that extraterrestrial civilizations have tried to visit or communicate with Earth.
n
Synonym of hippiatry
adj
(obsolete, rare or science fiction) In human form.
n
Synonym of hominid
n
(paleontology) The process of becoming like a human.
n
Alternative spelling of Homo sapien [(proscribed) A member of the species Homo sapiens.]
adj
Focused on human beings; anthropocentric.
adj
Of or pertaining to a homunculus.
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of a homunculus
n
A miniature man, once imagined by spermists to be present in human sperm.
n
Pronunciation spelling of human. [(strictly) The tallest, most abundant and most intelligent of primates; Homo sapiens.]
n
A human-baboon hybrid; an ape-like person.
adj
(comparable) Having the nature or attributes of a human being.
n
Any member of the genus Homo, including extinct species.
n
(usually preceded by the) What it means to be human; the experiences, characteristics, and limitations of life shared by all humans, as opposed to other lifeforms.
n
The fundamental set of qualities, and the range of behaviour, shared by all humans.
n
mankind, humanity; humankind; Homo sapiens
n
(historical) An exhibition of aboriginal humans in a facsimile of their normal cultural setting.
adj
(obsolete) Imbued with humanity.
adj
Focusing on human beings; anthropocentric.
adj
Like a human or that of a human in form or appearance.
adj
Between human beings and animals.
adj
Like or befitting a human, especially in appearance, character, nature, etc.; humanlike; humane
adj
(archaic) humanitarian
n
(obsolete) A humanist.
n
The human condition or nature.
adj
Having the appearance or characteristics of a human; being anthropomorphic under some criteria (physical, mental, genetical, ethological, ethical etc.).
adv
In a humanly order, manner, or fashion; in a way typical of humans
adj
Between humans
n
(obsolete) Human feelings; humanity.
adj
Pertaining to or characteristic of mankind; humanly, humane.
adj
Of or relating to a human being; anthropoid, anthropomorphous.
n
(biology) A plant species that thrives in moderate conditions.
n
A supposed missing link, having intermediate characteristics of human and non-human primates; any extinct hominin.
adj
Having only one (single) culture; of or relating to a monoculture.
adj
Relating to monopsony.
adj
Having or including more than one gender.
adj
Of or relating to necromancy: the resurrection of or communication with the dead, especially through the use of black magic.
n
The study of senility; gerontology.
n
One who ascribes things to nurture (environment and experiences) rather than nature (predisposition at birth).
n
An expert in nymphology.
adj
Pertaining to human beings as distinct from things.
adj
Alternative form of phallogocentric [Pertaining to phallogocentrism.]
n
One of the human-like creatures prior to Homo sapiens.
n
Alternative form of protohuman [One of the earliest humans preceding Homo sapiens.]
n
Synonym of Proto-Human
adj
Pertaining to the first humans or the beginning of humankind.
adj
(rare) Apparently, but not really, pertaining to attribution of human characteristics to non-human creatures or concepts.
n
A human being (Homo sapiens).
n
Any creature that is partly human or human-like.
adj
(philosophy) Of animal behaviour: deterministic, preprogrammed.
n
The ascription of human attributes to a deity.
adj
Having both human and animal forms.
n
The representation of deities in combined human and animal form.
n
The viewing of human behavior in terms of the behavior of animals.

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