humanoid en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈhjuːmənɔɪd/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin hūmānusbor. Old French umain Middle French humainbor. Middle English humayne English human Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English humanoid From human (from Latin hūmānus m (“of or belonging to a man, human, humane”, adjective)) + -oid.
Meanings
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Having the appearance or characteristics of a human; being anthropomorphic under some criteria (physical, mental, genetical, ethological, ethical etc.).
That's how I came to be down there, Captain, pursuing the devil's own spawn, a thing I've chased across the universe. He's humanoid outside, but inside, he's a hideous, murdering monster. I'll get him, Captain. I swear it.
1967, Star Trek, The Alternative Factor, season 1, episode 27, Robert Brown (actor):About 56% of the humanoid robot supply chain companies are based in China, according to a Morgan Stanley research report last month.
2025 March 25, John Liu, “Elon Musk thinks robots are a $10 trillion business. He’s got some competition from China”, in CNN, archived from the original on 20 Jun 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most humanoid | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more humanoid | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (30)
de humanoid (having the appearance or characteristics of a human) · fi ihmismäinen (having the appearance or characteristics of a human) · grc ἀνθρωποειδής (having the appearance or characteristics of a human) · ja 人型の (having the appearance or characteristics of a human) · id humanoid (having the appearance or characteristics of a human) · fa انساننما (having the appearance or characteristics of a human) · hu humanoid (having the appearance or characteristics of a human) · pl humanoidalny (having the appearance or characteristics of a human) · nl humanoïde (having the appearance or characteristics of a human) · cmn 類人的 /类人的 (having the appearance or characteristics of a human) · el ανθρωποειδής (having the appearance or characteristics of a human) · tr insansı (having the appearance or characteristics of a human) · ka ადამიანისმაგვარი (having the appearance or characteristics of a human) · ia humanoide (having the appearance or characteristics of a human) · eo homforma (having the appearance or characteristics of a human) · kk адамға ұқсас (having the appearance or characteristics of a human) · es humanoide (having the appearance or characteristics of a human) · ko 인간형(人間型)의 (having the appearance or characteristics of a human) · fr humanoïde (having the appearance or characteristics of a human) · cs humanoidní (having the appearance or characteristics of a human) · cmn 似人的 (having the appearance or characteristics of a human) · eo homsimila (having the appearance or characteristics of a human) · fa آدمواره (having the appearance or characteristics of a human) · ru человекоподо́бный (having the appearance or characteristics of a human) · ca humanoide (having the appearance or characteristics of a human) · pt humanoide (having the appearance or characteristics of a human) · ro umanoid (having the appearance or characteristics of a human) · de menschenähnlich (having the appearance or characteristics of a human) · hu emberszerű (having the appearance or characteristics of a human) · cmn 人形的 (having the appearance or characteristics of a human)