adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to apes and monkeys.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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2
adj
Meaning 2
Bearing resemblance to an ape or monkey; apelike or monkeylike.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
An ape or monkey, especially an anthropoid (infraorder Simiiformes).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
adjective
Meaning 4
relating to or resembling an ape
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
simian features
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5
noun
Meaning 5
an ape or monkey
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: primate
History
Etymology
From Latin sīmia (“ape, monkey”), from Ancient Greek σιμός (simós, “snub-nosed”).
Across languages
Translations
58 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
قِرْدِيَّاتُ الشَّكْلِ
(qirdiyyātu š-šakli)
— of or pertaining to apes
Belarusian:
ма́лпіны
(málpiny)
— of or pertaining to apes
Belarusian:
ма́лпавы
(málpavy)
— of or pertaining to apes
Bulgarian:
майму́нски
(majmúnski)
— of or pertaining to apes
Chinese Mandarin:
猴子的
(hóuzi de)
— of or pertaining to apes
Chinese Mandarin:
猿的
(yuán de)
— of or pertaining to apes
Czech:
opičí
— of or pertaining to apes
Finnish:
apina-
— of or pertaining to apes
French:
simien
— of or pertaining to apes
German:
Affen-
— of or pertaining to apes
Hungarian:
majom
— of or pertaining to apes
Irish:
simíoch
— of or pertaining to apes
Irish:
simiach
— of or pertaining to apes
Italian:
scimmiatico
— of or pertaining to apes
Japanese:
サルの
(saru no)
— of or pertaining to apes
Korean:
원숭이의
(wonsung'i-ui)
— of or pertaining to apes
Macedonian:
мајмунски
(majmunski)
— of or pertaining to apes
Norwegian Bokmål:
ape-
— of or pertaining to apes
Polish:
małpi
— of or pertaining to apes
Portuguese:
símio
— of or pertaining to apes
Romanian:
simian
— of or pertaining to apes
Russian:
обезья́ний
(obezʹjánij)
— of or pertaining to apes
Serbo-Croatian:
ма̀јмунскӣ
— of or pertaining to apes
Serbo-Croatian:
màjmunskī
— of or pertaining to apes
Slovak:
opičí
— of or pertaining to apes
Slovene:
opičji
— of or pertaining to apes
Spanish:
símico
— of or pertaining to apes
Swedish:
ap-
— of or pertaining to apes
Ukrainian:
мавпи́ний
(mavpýnyj)
— of or pertaining to apes
Ukrainian:
ма́впячий
(mávpjačyj)
— of or pertaining to apes
Finnish:
apinamainen
— resembling an ape
German:
äffisch
— resembling an ape
German:
affig
— resembling an ape
Greek:
πιθηκοειδής
(pithikoeidís)
— resembling an ape
Greek:
πιθηκόμορφος
(pithikómorfos)
— resembling an ape
Hungarian:
majomszerű
— resembling an ape
Irish:
simíoch
— resembling an ape
Irish:
simiach
— resembling an ape
Italian:
scimmiatico
— resembling an ape
Norwegian Bokmål:
apelignende
— resembling an ape
Norwegian Bokmål:
apeaktig
— resembling an ape
Polish:
małpi
— resembling an ape
Portuguese:
símio
— resembling an ape
Portuguese:
simiesco
— resembling an ape
Spanish:
símico
— resembling an ape
Spanish:
simiesco
— resembling an ape
Bulgarian:
човекоподобна маймуна
(čovekopodobna majmuna)
— an ape or monkey
Finnish:
apina
— an ape or monkey
Irish:
simíoch
— an ape or monkey
Irish:
simiach
— an ape or monkey
Navajo:
mágí
— an ape or monkey
Polish:
antropoid
— an ape or monkey
Polish:
małpa człekokształtna
— an ape or monkey
Portuguese:
símio
— an ape or monkey
Romanian:
simian
— an ape or monkey
Serbo-Croatian:
majmun
— an ape or monkey
Spanish:
simio
— an ape or monkey
Ukrainian:
мавповиді
(mavpovydi)
— an ape or monkey