an·thro·po·mor·phous

(ăn′thrə-pə-môr′fəs)

adj.

1. Having or suggesting human form and appearance.

2. Ascribing human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to things not human, such as inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena.

an′thro·po·mor′phous·ly adv.

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anthropomorphous

(ˌænθrəpəˈmɔːfəs)

adj

1. shaped like a human being

2. another word for anthropomorphic

ˌanthropoˈmorphously adv

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

anthropomorphous - suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things

anthropomorphic, humanlike

human - having human form or attributes as opposed to those of animals or divine beings; "human beings"; "the human body"; "human kindness"; "human frailty"

anthropomorphous

adjective

Resembling a human being:

anthropoid, anthropomorphic, hominoid, humanoid, manlike.

Translations

anthropomorphous

[ˌænθrəʊpəˈmɔːfəs] ADJ → antropomorfo

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Originally a reptile inhabiting fire; later, an anthropomorphous immortal, but still a pyrophile.

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One crucial point that arises in this discussion concerns the distinction, largely ignored or glossed over by new animist theorists (see e.g., Arhem 2016) but clearly revealed in Nage ethnography, between on the one hand, the possession by humans, animals, and plants of their own life--and possibly an interior essence (sometimes expressed as 'soul') linked with personhood and intentional agency--and, on the other hand, the representation of certain things as being inhabited by or otherwise associated with anthropomorphous and seemingly animate free spirits (in Nage called nitu).

'Living' in Nage, or the Meaning of 'Life' in an Eastern Indonesian Society

A good example of cases in which scholars actually engage with the camera on the grounds of embodied cognition is the so-called "anthropomorphous camera" (Brinckmann 276-301, in particular her discussion of Hollywood cinema starting 293; Kuhn).

In the mood of a Fine Day: embodied cognition and camera mobility in the Berlin School

In particular, the completely computer-generated Rocket is brought to life with some great one-liners and never gets irritating unlike the vast majority of movie anthropomorphous sidekicks.

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