I read the article "Animism and perspectivism: Still anthropomorphism? On the problem of perception in the construction of Amerindian ontologies."
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Anthropomorphism
/ˌænθɹəpəˈmɔɹfɪzəm/
Synonyms for "anthropomorphism" (35 found)
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Closest matches (7)
Strong matches (11)
Related words (17)
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- Closest matches in this entry: acosmism, allotheism, anthropolatry, anthropopathism, anthropotheism.
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Translations
68 translations across 63 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- antropomorfisme noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Albanian
1 entries- antropomorfizëm noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Arabic
1 entries- تَجْسِيم noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Armenian
1 entries- անթրոպոմորֆիզմ noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- antropomorfizm noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Basque
1 entries- antropomorfismo noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Belarusian
1 entries- антрапамарфі́зм noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Breton
1 entries- denheñvelegezh noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Bulgarian
1 entries- антропоморфизъм noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Catalan
1 entries- antropomorfisme noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 擬人論 /拟人论 noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Czech
1 entries- antropomorfismus noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Danish
1 entries- antropomorfisme noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Dutch
1 entries- antropomorfisme noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Esperanto
1 entries- antropomorfismo noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Estonian
1 entries- antropomorfism noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Finnish
2 entries- antropomorfismi noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
- ihmisenkaltaistaminen noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
French
1 entries- anthropomorphisme noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Galician
1 entries- antropomorfismo noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Georgian
1 entries- ანთროპომორფიზმი noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
German
2 entries- Anthropomorfismus noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
- Anthropomorphismus noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Greek
1 entries- ανθρωπομορφισμός noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Hebrew
1 entries- האנשה noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Hungarian
1 entries- antropomorfizmus noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Icelandic
1 entries- manngervastefna noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Ido
1 entries- antropomorfismo noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Indonesian
1 entries- antropomorfisme noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Interlingua
1 entries- anthropomorphismo noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Irish
1 entries- antrapamorfachas noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Italian
1 entries- antropomorfismo noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Japanese
2 entries- 擬人化 noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
- 擬人観 noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Kazakh
1 entries- антропоморфизм noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Korean
1 entries- 의인화 noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- антропоморфизм noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Latvian
1 entries- antropomorfisms noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Limburgish
1 entries- antropomorfisme noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Lithuanian
1 entries- antropomorfizmas noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- Anthropomorphismus noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Malay
1 entries- antropomorfisme noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Manx
1 entries- antrapoamorfaght noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Mongolian
1 entries- антропоморфизм noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- antropomorfîzm noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- antropomorfisme noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- antropomorfisme noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Occitan
1 entries- antropomorfisme noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Persian
1 entries- انسانانگاری noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Polish
2 entries- antropomorfizacja noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
- antropomorfizm noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Portuguese
1 entries- antropomorfismo noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Romanian
1 entries- antropomorfism noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Russian
1 entries- антропоморфи́зм noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- antropomorfìzam noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
- антропоморфѝзам noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Slovak
1 entries- antropomorfizmus noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Slovene
1 entries- antropomorfizem noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Spanish
1 entries- antropomorfismo noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Swahili
1 entries- tashihisi noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Swedish
1 entries- antropomorfism noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Tajik
1 entries- αнтропоморфи́зм noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Tamil
1 entries- மாந்தவுருவகம் noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Thai
1 entries- มานุษยรูปนิยม noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Turkish
1 entries- insan biçimcilik noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Ukrainian
1 entries- антропоморфізм noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Uzbek
1 entries- antropomorfizm noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Vietnamese
1 entries- nhân hóa noun (the attribution or ascription of human characteristics to something not human)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
I do not really treat languages by anthropomorphism or anthropocentrism. An algebra is not a person. A calculus is not a person.
Source: tatoeba (10686448)
'These stories had their origin, my dear,' she explained, 'in a mistaken anthropomorphism in the interpretation of nature.'
Source: tatoeba (12002742)
Literature is full of examples of anthropomorphism, especially in children’s stories, from The Wind in the Willows to Watership Down.
Source: wiktionary
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "anthropomorphism"?
Closest matches include acosmism, allotheism, anthropolatry, anthropopathism, anthropotheism.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "anthropomorphism"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.