adj · name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈænˌdɹɔɪd/
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rhymes with -ɔɪd
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Possessing human qualities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Of the pelvis, having a narrow anterior segment and a heart-shaped brim, typically found in the male.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Characteristic of men.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
an android fat distribution
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: gynoid
4
name
Meaning 4
A mobile operating system currently developed by Google.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
an automaton that resembles a human being
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: humanoid, mechanical man
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: automaton, robot, golem
History
Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin androides, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός (andrós, genitive of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man, human”)) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, itself from εἶδος (eîdos, “form, image, shape, appearance, look”)). By surface analysis, andr- + -oid.
See android.
Across languages
Translations
85 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Danish:
android
— possessing human qualities
Dutch:
androïde
— possessing human qualities
Finnish:
ihmismäinen
— possessing human qualities
French:
androïde
— possessing human qualities
Galician:
androide
— possessing human qualities
Norwegian Bokmål:
androide
— possessing human qualities
Portuguese:
androide
— possessing human qualities
Russian:
человекоподо́бный
(čelovekopodóbnyj)
— possessing human qualities
Swedish:
android
— possessing human qualities
Arabic:
أندرويد
— mobile operating system
Assamese:
এণ্ড্ৰৈড
(endroid)
— mobile operating system
Bengali:
অ্যান্ড্রয়েড
(ênḍroẏeḍ)
— mobile operating system
Bulgarian:
Андрои́д
(Androíd)
— mobile operating system
Chinese Mandarin:
Android
— mobile operating system
Chinese Mandarin:
安卓
(Ānzhuó)
— mobile operating system
Gujarati:
એન્ડ્રોઇડ
(enḍroiḍa)
— mobile operating system
Hindi:
एंड्रॉइड
(eṇḍrŏiḍ)
— mobile operating system
Indonesian:
Android
— mobile operating system
Japanese:
アンドロイド
(Andoroido)
— mobile operating system
Kannada:
ಆಂಡ್ರಾಯ್ಡ್
(āṇḍrāyḍ)
— mobile operating system
Korean:
안드로이드
(Andeuroideu)
— mobile operating system
Malayalam:
ആൻഡ്രോയ്ഡ്
(āṉḍrōyḍŭ)
— mobile operating system
Marathi:
अँड्रॉईड
(aĕṇḍrŏīḍ)
— mobile operating system
Portuguese:
Android
— mobile operating system
Punjabi:
ਐਂਡਰਾਇਡ
(aiṇḍarāiḍa)
— mobile operating system
Russian:
Андро́ид
(Andróid)
— mobile operating system
Spanish:
Android
— mobile operating system
Swedish:
Android
— mobile operating system
Tamil:
ஆண்ட்ராய்டு
(āṇṭrāyṭu)
— mobile operating system
Telugu:
ఆండ్రాయిడ్
(āṇḍrāyiḍ)
— mobile operating system
Thai:
แอนดรอยด์
(ɛɛn-drɔɔi)
— mobile operating system
Turkish:
Android
— mobile operating system
Vietnamese:
Android
— mobile operating system
Arabic:
أَنْدْرُويِد
(ʔandrōyid)
— robot with human form
Armenian:
անդրոիդ
(android)
— robot with human form
Belarusian:
андро́ід
(andróid)
— robot with human form
Bulgarian:
андрои́д
(androíd)
— robot with human form
Catalan:
androide
— robot with human form
Chinese Cantonese:
仿生人
(fong2 sang1 jan4)
— robot with human form
Chinese Cantonese:
人造人
(jan4 zou6 jan4)
— robot with human form
Chinese Cantonese:
人形機械人 /人形机械人
(jan4 jing4 gei1 haai3 jan4)
— robot with human form
Chinese Mandarin:
人形機器人 /人形机器人
(rénxíng jīqìrén)
— robot with human form
Chinese Mandarin:
仿生人
(fǎngshēngrén)
— robot with human form
Chinese Mandarin:
人造人
(rénzàorén)
— robot with human form
Czech:
android
— robot with human form
Danish:
androide
— robot with human form
Dutch:
androïde
— robot with human form
Esperanto:
homaŭtomato
— robot with human form
Esperanto:
androido
— robot with human form
Estonian:
android
— robot with human form
Finnish:
androidi
— robot with human form
French:
androïde
— robot with human form
Georgian:
ანდროიდი
(androidi)
— robot with human form
German:
Android
— robot with human form
German:
Androide
— robot with human form
Greek:
ανδροειδές
(androeidés)
— robot with human form
Hebrew:
אַנְדְּרוֹאִיד
— robot with human form
Ido:
androido
— robot with human form
Italian:
androide
— robot with human form
Japanese:
人造人間
(jinzō ningen)
— robot with human form
Japanese:
アンドロイド
(andoroido)
— robot with human form
Japanese:
ロボット
(robotto)
— robot with human form
Korean:
안드로이드
(andeuroideu)
— robot with human form
Korean:
로봇
(robot)
— robot with human form
Korean:
인조인간
(injoin'gan)
— robot with human form
Latvian:
androīds
— robot with human form
Lithuanian:
androidas
— robot with human form
Macedonian:
андроид
(android)
— robot with human form
Navajo:
béésh hináanii
— robot with human form
Persian:
اندروید
(andrôyed)
— robot with human form
Polish:
android
— robot with human form
Portuguese:
androide
— robot with human form
Romanian:
android
— robot with human form
Russian:
андро́ид
(andróid)
— robot with human form
Russian:
ро́бот
(róbot)
— robot with human form
Slovak:
android
— robot with human form
Slovene:
android
— robot with human form
Spanish:
androide
— robot with human form
Swedish:
android
— robot with human form
Tamil:
ஆணொன்றி
(āṇoṉṟi)
— robot with human form
Tamil:
அலைபேசி இயங்குதளம்
(alaipēci iyaṅkutaḷam)
— robot with human form
Thai:
แอนดรอยด์
(ɛɛn-drɔɔi)
— robot with human form
Turkish:
android
— robot with human form
Ukrainian:
андро́їд
(andrójid)
— robot with human form