anthropomorphization

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌænθɹɒpəˌmɔːɹfəˈzeɪʃən/, /-faɪˈzeɪʃən/
Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

anthropomorphization (countable and uncountable, plural anthropomorphizations)

endowing with human qualities.
attributing human characteristics to something that is nonhuman.

Related terms

Translations

attribution of human qualities

German: Vermenschlichung (de) f, Anthropomorphisierung (de) f
Japanese: 擬人化 (ja) (ぎじんか, gijinka)
Polish: antropomorfizacja (pl) f, antropomorfizm (pl) m
Portuguese: antropomorfização f
Spanish: antropomorfización f

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