Definition of "anthropomorphism" []

• Attribution of human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena. (noun)

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• "The secret to the charm of her anthropomorphism is the precision of her knowledge of the responses of the creature in movement and emotion."
• "But "anthropomorphism" is not just a trope but an identification on the level of substance."
• "Why do we say never to indulge in anthropomorphism?"