humanoid
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6.1
- adjective
- /ˈhjuːməˌnɔɪd/
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humanoide
- A reasonably humanoid alien rose on its three legs from a nearby seat.
- a humanoid robot
- vaguely humanoid
- humanoid life
And this is a less humanoid and more reptilian race.
- And this is a less humanoid and more reptilian race.
- But for me in my research, it's the the extremely ubiquitous description of a humanoid form.
- Yeah, I think today humanoid form robotics is research.
Examples
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She taught him to make humanoid sounds... even English language phrases.
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There were good storytelling reasons to make robots humanoid, to get the audience to identify with them.
Fiction book (2002) -
The fellow coming my way was humanoid; the appropriate number of arms and legs were in the right place.
Fiction book (1991) -
The eyes, nose, ears and mouth are humanoid.
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Well, they're humanoid, at least.
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Fur raised along her spine, she focused on the humanoid robot that had appeared beside her.
Fiction book (2002) -
Also with humanoid robots should be able to hold its body like a human and gesture and respond like a human to make itself believable.
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The humanoid ones, they've been sent here... to prove that they're worthy to become adults.
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The word mythical organ, the Kappa, is said to be roughly humanoid in form and about the size of a child inhabiting the ponds and rivers of Japan.
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The new design for the robot is humanoid, resembling a human in both shape and features.
Synonyms
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8.4
People describe animals and objects as having human form or feelings
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4.2
Being like a person in how it looks or acts
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6.2
Like an adult man in look or behavior
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7.9
Like a human in shape or appearance
Having the shape or look of a person
Having the shape and qualities of a human, like an animal or object
Looks and acts like a person
How Humanlike
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Humanoid comes from human plus the ending -oid, meaning 'like' or 'shape', the same ending you see in android. So something described as humanoid simply has a human-like shape or appearance.