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."

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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!

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anthropomorphize

Attribute human form or qualities to animals.

The boy anthropomorphized himself and his dog.

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anthropomorphize

To believe animals understand everything humans say.

My 5-year-old asked a deer if he works for Santa.

When I'm on drugs, I tend to anthropomorphize my cat.

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Anthropomorphism

Applying human characteristics to non-human things.

Furries are anthropomorphic animals

That's anthropomorphism

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anthropomorphism

anthro - Its when you get off to animals but draw them as humans to get away with it.

I'm a freak! I like anthro porn!

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