anthropocentric

Adjective CEFR C2

Definitions

Placing humans at the center of something, giving preference to humans above all other considerations.

Equivalents

Españolantropocéntrico

Françaisanthropocentrique

Deutschanthropozentrisch

13 more languages

Catalàantropocèntric

Češtinaantropocentrický

Ελληνικάανθρωποκεντρικός

Suomiantroposentrinen ihmiskeskeinen

Gaeilgeantrapalárnach

Italianoantropocentrico

Maltiantropoċentriku

Nederlandsantropocentrisch

Polskiantropocentryczny

Portuguêsantropocêntrico

Românăantropocentric

Русскийантропоцентрический

Українськаантропоцентричний

Examples

“But just as we recognize that nature doesn't provide ⟳ a very good guide ⟳ for human social conduct, isn't it anthropocentric of us to assume ⟳ that our moral system offers an adequate guide ⟳ for what should happen ⟳ in nature?”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

anthropocentrist anthropochorous anthropocosmic anthropodermic anthropogenealogical anthropogenetic

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