HOME
CAREERS
SCHOOLS
ARTICLES
REFERENCE
Yahoo! Education
>
Reference
>
Dictionary
> anthropomorphism
Definition of anthropomorphism
Reference
Dictionary
Encyclopedia
Thesaurus
World Factbook
Spanish Dictionary
Anatomy
Conversion Calculator
Word of the Day
perfunctory
Definition: (adjective) unenthusiastic, routine, or mechanical.
Petersons.com
Add Word of the Day to your personalized My Yahoo! page:
About My Yahoo! and RSS »
Search Dictionary:
Email this page to a friend
< anthropometry
anthropomorphize >
an·thro·po·mor·phism
(
n
thr
-p
-môr
f
z
m)
KEY
NOUN:
Attribution of human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena.
OTHER FORMS:
an
thro·po·mor
phic
(Adjective)
,
an
thro·po·mor
phi·cal·ly
(Adverb)
,
an
thro·po·mor
phist
(Noun)
Visit our partner's site
Provided by Houghton Mifflin
eReference -- Download this interactive reference software to your desktop computer