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Definition of "anthropomorphous" []

  • Having or suggesting human form and appearance. (adjective)
  • Ascribing human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to things not human, such as inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "anthropomorphous" in a sentence
  • "I didn't light that candle or dedicate my book to Tatiana out of anthropomorphous sentimentality."
  • "The main characters are fittingly namedHorse,Indian or “Indien”, and Cowboy, a trio of unlikely roommates in the shape of anthropomorphous, waxy toys."
  • "At the same time the anthropomorphous apes, as Professor Schaaffhausen has remarked, will no doubt be exterminated."
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