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Anthropomorphism

Noun CEFR C2
ˌænθɹəpəˈmɔɹfɪzəm

Definitions

  1. The attribution of human characteristics and behavior to something nonhuman.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The attribution of human characteristics to divine entities.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

DeutschAnthropomorphismus
日本語人格化
العربيةالآدميّة
11 more languages

Examples

“Literature is full of examples of anthropomorphism, especially in children’s stories, from The Wind in the Willows to Watership Down.”

CEFR level

C2
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See also

anthropomorphist anthropomorphite anthropomorphitism anthropomorphization anthropomorphology anthropomorphosis

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