anthropomorphism
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Definition of anthropomorphism
: an interpretation of what is not human or personal in terms of human or personal characteristics : humanization
Children's stories have a long tradition of anthropomorphism.
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Other Words from anthropomorphism
anthropomorphist
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Examples of anthropomorphism in a Sentence
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Liz is hardly the only example of residential anthropomorphism to hit the market in the recent years. — Lavanya Ramanathan, chicagotribune.com, "From ‘Liz’ to ‘The Jason’: The bizarre trend of fancy apartments with human names," 23 Aug. 2019 But at every turn the exacting digital realism clashes with and cancels out the anthropomorphism, the glorious and unapologetic cartoonishness, that is crucial to this story’s success. — Los Angeles Times, "‘The Lion King’ is a huge hit. It might also be Disney’s most dispiriting remake yet," 22 July 2019 Connoisseurs of nature television are well aware that drama is usually attained via the old anthropomorphism gambit, i.e., the characterization of predator and prey as villain and victim. — John Anderson, WSJ, "‘Enchanted Kingdom’ Review: Emphasis on the Environment," 4 July 2019 That sort of anthropomorphism is generally frowned upon, now, in scientific circles. — David Scharfenberg, BostonGlobe.com, "Did humans drive this polar bear insane?," 13 July 2018 Although there are dangers to anthropomorphism, there is also a lot to learn about ourselves from dogs. — Author: Christine Cunningham, Anchorage Daily News, "I’ll tell you how easy it is to train a bird dog after my dog stops jumping on you," 9 May 2018 When companies yoke brand anthropomorphism to machine learning, recommendation engines will be irresistible. — Tad Friend, The New Yorker, "How Frightened Should We Be of A.I.?," 7 May 2018 The fact that the campaigns involve masquerade, deception, and anthropomorphism—the disguising of robots as people—is part of why the IRA is charged with fraud and not acts of war. — Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, "Social Media Makes Us Soldiers in the War Against Ourselves," 2 May 2018 Not too long ago, Amarello's plea could have been dismissed as well-meaning anthropomorphism. — National Geographic, "Even Snakes Have Friends—One More Reason Not to Slaughter Them," 10 Mar. 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'anthropomorphism.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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anthropomorphism
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Medical Definition of anthropomorphism
: an interpretation of what is not human or personal in terms of human or personal characteristics — compare theriomorphism
Other Words from anthropomorphism
anthropomorphic
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anthropomorphically
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