humaniform en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin hūmānusbor. Old French umain Middle French humainbor. Middle English humayne English human English -i- Latin fōrma Latin -fōrmisder. English -form English -iform English humaniform From human + -iform.
Meanings
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Like a human or that of a human in form or appearance.
We did our best with the humaniform medical equipment that was available.
1988, Vernor Vinge, The Blabber:Darcy frowned slightly as he studied the robot. It was a new model, a little more humaniform than the older models were.
1983, Isaac Asimov, The Robots of Dawn:The meaning of the word God or its equivalent in any other word, has been developed first from man's physical nature and wants, then from his intellectual. And has been all the time changing from the definite, visible, tangible, audible and humaniform, and plural, to the solitary, invisible, intangible, inaudible, and to the too indefinite for exact expression....
1910, Lockhart Brooks Farrar, The Eternity of Matter: A Series of Discussions:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more humaniform | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most humaniform | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
ru человекообра́зный (like a human or that of a human in form or appearance) · pl człekokształtny (like a human or that of a human in form or appearance) · eo homforma (like a human or that of a human in form or appearance) · pl antropoidalny (like a human or that of a human in form or appearance)