Homunculus

//həˈmʌŋk.jə.ləs//

Synonyms for "homunculus" (16 found)

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Related words (8)

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Translations

11 translations across 10 languages.

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Catalan

1 entries
  • homuncle noun (little man)

Dutch

1 entries
  • ventje noun (little man)

French

1 entries
  • homoncule noun (little man)

German

1 entries
  • Homunkulus noun (little man)

Italian

1 entries
  • omuncolo noun (little man)

Japanese

1 entries
  • ホムンクルス noun (little man)

Latin

1 entries
  • homunculus noun (little man)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • homúnculo noun (little man)

Russian

2 entries
  • гому́нкул noun (little man)
  • гому́нкулус noun (little man)

Spanish

1 entries
  • homúnculo noun (little man)

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

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Ser Perth stayed near him most of the time now. The man was obviously worried, but tried not to show it. "We've managed to get some testosterone from a blond homunculus," he reported. "That should put you on your feet in no time. Don't worry, young man we'll keep you vivified somehow until the Sign changes." But he didn't sound convincing.

Source: wiktionary

“It’s this snaggletoothed, little bird-footed homunculus caricature,” Bourneuf said. “Many artists at this time were trying to make new altarpieces. Klee tended to take a very skeptical distance from the sort of grandiose projects of many of his expressionist peers, so I think it’s actually kind of mocking those hopes.”

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