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anthropomorphic

Literally means giving human characteristics to an inatimate object.

To VeronicaMartians, this word is the oh-so-clever word Logan gave to Van Clemens.
"Mr.Echolls, can I have a word?"
"Anthropomorphic. All yours big guy."
by lusciouslytoxic February 21, 2007
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Anthropophobia

Are you like the majority of the population and have a fear of people? Well we have the perfect word for you! Anthropophobia is the fear of people! Don’t like people? BOOM ANTHROPOPHOBIA
Person 1: Hey man wanna hang out!
Person 2: Oh fuck no I have crippling anthropophobia
by Qu’est ce que nani February 1, 2020
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anthroposphere

The anthroposphere encompasses the total human presence throughout the Earth system including our culture, technology, built environment, and associated activities. ... Using a broad definition of the anthroposphere, it extends beyond Earth.
The anthroposphere is one of the 5 spheres, it is filled with humans and all technology.
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anthropomorphile

guy 1 : "i watch furry porn."
guy 2 : "woahh, you anthropomorphile!"
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Anthropomorphism

Something turned into a human-looking character with the accessories themed after thing they were antropomorphisized as. This can involve anything. Most common in anime
Something: *exists*
Me: ANTHROPOMORPHISM TIME!

Note: I only do this with countries and warships (both have male characters)
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Anthropomorphism

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In this illustration by Milo Winter of the Aesop's fable, The North Wind and the Sun, an anthropomorphic North Wind tries to strip a traveler of his cloak.

Anthropomorphism is any attribution of human characteristics (or characteristics assumed to belong only to humans) to animals, non-living things, phenomena, material states, objects or abstract concepts, such as organizations, governments, spirits or deities. The term was coined in the mid 1700s.12 Examples include animals and plants and forces of nature such as winds, rain or the sun depicted as creatures with human motivations, and/or the abilities to reason and converse. The term derives from the combination of the Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos), "human" and μορφή (morphē), "shape" or "form".

As a literary device, anthropomorphism is strongly associated with art and storytelling where it has ancient roots. Most cultures possess a long-standing fable tradition with anthropomorphised animals as characters that can stand as commonly recognised types of human behavior. In contrast to this, such religious doctrines as the Christian Great Chain of Being propound the opposite, anthropocentric belief that animals, plants and non-living things, unlike humans, lack spiritual and mental attributes, immortal souls, and anything other than relatively limited awareness.
nothing lives forever unless the belief dies in the Anthropomorphism deities!
by Lep August 1, 2012
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anthromorphic

animals with human characteristics.. or better yet.. humans with animal characteristics. i mean.. c'mon animals are perfect, why would we ruin them by giving them human features? :P anyway.. very common anthros are foxes, wolves, tigers, lions, otters, rodents, and bears

when drawn in a sexual nature.. is known as yiff!! ^^
that lion/human hybrid is an anthromorphic....so is the disney robin hood ^^ and he's sexy
by kurkly June 13, 2006
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