adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ an(t)-thr ə -p ə - ' mo ̇ r-fik
Function: adjective
Etymology: Late Latin anthropomorphus of human form, from Greek anthr ō pomorphos, from anthr ō p- + -morphos -morphous
Date: 1827
1 : described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes < anthropomorphic deities>
2 : ascribing human characteristics to nonhuman things < anthropomorphic supernaturalism>
– an · thro · po · mor · phi · cal · ly \ -fi-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb