adj · noun · 3 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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/ˈhjuːmənɔɪd/
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CMU ARPABET:HH Y UW1 M AH0 N OY2 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Having the appearance or characteristics of a human; being anthropomorphic under some criteria (physical, mental, genetical, ethological, ethical etc.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A being having the appearance or characteristics of a human.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
an automaton that resembles a human being
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: android, mechanical man
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: automaton, robot, golem
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin hūmānus 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 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.
Across languages
Translations
48 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
humanoide
— having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Chinese Mandarin:
類人的 /类人的
(lèirén de)
— having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Chinese Mandarin:
似人的
(sìrén de)
— having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Chinese Mandarin:
人形的
(rénxíng de)
— having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Czech:
humanoidní
— having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Dutch:
humanoïde
— having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Esperanto:
homforma
— having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Esperanto:
homsimila
— having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Finnish:
ihmismäinen
— having the appearance or characteristics of a human
French:
humanoïde
— having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Georgian:
ადამიანისმაგვარი
(adamianismagvari)
— having the appearance or characteristics of a human
German:
menschenähnlich
— having the appearance or characteristics of a human
German:
humanoid
— having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Greek:
ανθρωποειδής
(anthropoeidís)
— having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Ancient Greek:
ἀνθρωποειδής
(anthrōpoeidḗs)
— having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Hungarian:
humanoid
— having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Hungarian:
emberszerű
— having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Indonesian:
humanoid
— having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Interlingua:
humanoide
— having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Japanese:
人型の
(hitogata no)
— having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Kazakh:
адамға ұқсас
(adamğa ūqsas)
— having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Korean:
인간형(人間型)의
(in'ganhyeong-ui)
— having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Persian:
آدمواره
(âdamvâre)
— having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Persian:
انساننما
(ensân-nemâ)
— having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Polish:
humanoidalny
— having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Portuguese:
humanoide
— having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Romanian:
umanoid
— having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Russian:
человекоподо́бный
(čelovekopodóbnyj)
— having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Spanish:
humanoide
— having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Turkish:
insansı
— having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Catalan:
humanoide
— a being having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Czech:
humanoid
— a being having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Dutch:
humanoïde
— a being having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Esperanto:
homformulo
— a being having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Esperanto:
homsimilulo
— a being having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Finnish:
humanoidi
— a being having the appearance or characteristics of a human
French:
humanoïde
— a being having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Georgian:
ჰუმანოიდი
(humanoidi)
— a being having the appearance or characteristics of a human
German:
Humanoid
— a being having the appearance or characteristics of a human
German:
Humanoide
— a being having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Greek:
ανθρωποειδές
(anthropoeidés)
— a being having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Hungarian:
humanoid
— a being having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Japanese:
ヒューマノイド
(hyūmanoido)
— a being having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Korean:
휴머노이드
(hyumeonoideu)
— a being having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Polish:
humanoid
— a being having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Russian:
гумано́ид
(gumanóid)
— a being having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Spanish:
humanoide
— a being having the appearance or characteristics of a human
Vietnamese:
hình nhân
— a being having the appearance or characteristics of a human
