anthropomorphism
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- noun
- /ˌænθrəpəˈmɔrfɪzəm/
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antropomorfismo
- You have issues about anthropomorphism, developing robots that look like humans in a very realistic manner.
- anthropomorphism and personification
You know, most of our cartoons about animals are great examples of anthropomorphisms.
- You know, most of our cartoons about animals are great examples of anthropomorphisms.
- And at this point, Hume would say this sort of extrapolation, this sort of analogizing, is pure anthropomorphism.
- You have issues about anthropomorphism, developing robots that look like humans in a very realistic manner.
- This bothers Augustine, and his anthropomorphism bothers Augustine.
- So she's saying this is just anthropomorphism, this is what people do, and then we get the real kick in the pants.
- Can you step back and define anthropomorphism how you see it in general terms in your in your work?
- So anthropomorphism clearly does go on the but just because it goes on, that doesn't mean we have to like shrug our shoulders and walk away.
Examples
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So she's saying this is just anthropomorphism, this is what people do, and then we get the real kick in the pants.
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We discovered concerns, expressed by the NAAEE sample population, about the use of anthropomorphism and personification in VR learning environments.
Academic text (1997) -
Can you step back and define anthropomorphism how you see it in general terms in your in your work?
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More detail is provided in de Man's description of anthropomorphism.
Academic text (1995) -
One of the most absurd examples of anthropomorphism I've seen was a funeral for a drug-sniffing dog.
Academic text (2009) -
Although their appropriateness may be debatable, anthropomorphism and personification have been present in education for many years.
Academic text (1997) -
We practice acts of anthropomorphism; we weld the rules of grammar, but they are still creatures, pulsing.
Fiction book (1994) -
This bothers Augustine, and his anthropomorphism bothers Augustine.
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I have always been puzzled by the anthropomorphism embraced by adherents of Fermi's Paradox.
Blog text (34) -
In many children's stories, anthropomorphism allows animals to speak and act like humans, making the tales more engaging.
Synonyms
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The act of giving human qualities to animals or objects
Giving human form or qualities to animals and other things
How Human
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Surface Forms
Morphology
anthropomorphism = anthropomorphic (transparent) = anthropo + morph + ism
Formed by adding the productive noun-forming suffix '-ism' to 'anthropomorphic', so the meaning 'the tendency or practice of ascribing human form/qualities' is directly derivable.
Etymology
Anthropomorphism comes from Greek parts anthropo- meaning 'human' and -morph meaning 'form' or 'shape', and you see anthropo- in anthropology, the study of people. So, anthropomorphism is giving animals, objects, or gods human looks or feelings, which is why children's stories often make animals talk and act like people.