This post is in response to Heena Rathore P.’s Word of the Week (WOW). This weekly meme is a great way of improving your vocabulary. As a lover of words, how could I not join in? If you wish to participate, simply create a post with your word and leave a link in a comment on Heena’s WOW post.
Here’s my WOW for this week:
Word
Anthropomorphic
Part of Speech
Adjective
(adverb: anthropomorphically; noun: anthropomorphism; noun: anthropomorphist)
Pronunciation
an-thro-po-mor-phic (ænθrəpəˈmɔːfɪk)
Meaning
1) ascribing human form or attributes to a non-human being (i.e. a deity or animal)
2) ascribing human characteristics to a nonhuman thing (i.e. a carving)
Antonyms
non-human
Word Origin
early 19th century: from Greek anthrōpomorphos
Use in a sentence
1) As an anthropomorphic representation of human fears the figure of Death strides through world mythology in many guises.
2) With its humanoid shape a gingerbread man biscuit is an anthropomorphic representation with which children can identify.
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I love this word. It could be very useful to a fantasy writer. Your illustrations are excellent!
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Thanks. 🙂
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Such a unique word! Great choice of word Louise and a I really liked the gingerbread man’s example 🙂
Thanks for this post 🙂
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Thank you, Heena! I doubt its a word that you’d be able to use much day to day, though.:)
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I agree. But that’s what makes it interesting! All the more reason to remember it 🙂
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