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human-sized

human-sized

3 3.5
About the size of an adult person
  • adjective
  • /ˈhjuːmən saɪzd/
translation icon : de tamaño humano
  • Tied to each post was a scarecrow, a human-sized corn-husk doll.
  • human-sized cage
  • human-sized creature
  • human-sized version

Yeah, he was a living, talking, human sized Funko Pop.

Examples

  • She constructs a simple, human-sized restraint like the one used for cows at Ann's ranch.

    Academic text (2010)

  • The sculpture of the superhero was made to be human-sized, allowing visitors to take photos next to it.

  • And it's kind of like walking through a human sized Ant farm.

  • So it's roughly half the height of the human sized, sorry human adult.

  • Yeah, he was a living, talking, human sized Funko Pop.

    CreepCast

  • The office was up front and had the same human-sized ceilings.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • The hatch, at least, appeared suitable for human-sized bipeds.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Jeannine had draped seven human-sized silhouettes she'd cut out of black felt.

    Academic text (2007)

  • She designed a human-sized model of the new safety equipment for the demonstration.

  • The museum featured a human-sized replica of an ancient warrior, showcasing the clothing and armor of the time.

Synonyms

life-size
vshuman-sized
14 3.7

The same size as a real person or thing

is the same meaning but written with an -d suffix in alternative form
life-sized
vshuman-sized
4 3.7

The same size as the real person or thing it shows

is the same meaning but written without the -d suffix as an alternative

Antonyms

oversized
61 2.3

Larger than normal and often too big for its use

How Big

huge
∞ 1.0
large
∞ 1.0
human-sized
3 3.5
small
2 1.1
tiny
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

human-sized positive
humaner-sized comparative
humanest-sized superlative

Morphology

human-sized = human + size (transparent) = human + size + ed

The word is a straightforward compound meaning 'of human size', with the hyphenated form making the relationship easy to recover.

Etymology

Human-sized breaks into human (meaning 'of people') and -sized (meaning 'having a size'). So human-sized describes something 'about the size of a person', like a life-sized statue or a shadow as big as someone.