Humanoid
adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A being having the appearance or characteristics of a human.
"Lowering prices for humanoids would mark a major step to their eventual commercialization and wider adoption."
- 2 an automaton that resembles a human being wordnet
- 1 Having the appearance or characteristics of a human; being anthropomorphic under some criteria (physical, mental, genetical, ethological, ethical etc.).
"That's how I came to be down there, Captain, pursuing the devil's own spawn, a thing I've chased across the universe. He's humanoid outside, but inside, he's a hideous, murdering monster. I'll get him, Captain. I swear it."
Example
More examples"Up to now he had made nine humanoid robots but they were all demonstration models."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mon-der. Latin hūmānus Old French umain Middle French humainbor. Middle English humayne English human Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English humanoid From human (from Latin hūmānus m (“of or belonging to a man, human, humane”, adjective)) + -oid.
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