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android

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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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

Topics: communications, computing, electrical-engineering, engineering, mathematics, mobile-telephony, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, telecommunications, telephony

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A robot that is designed to look and act like a human being (not necessarily a male one).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

An artificial human.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

A mobile phone running on Android OS.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: communications, computing, electrical-engineering, engineering, mathematics, mobile-telephony, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, telecommunications, telephony

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
  • Vietnamese: người máy — robot with human form
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