humanoid

From human (from Latin hūmānus m (“of or belonging to a man, human, humane”, adjective)) +‎ -oid.

• IPA^(key): /ˈhjuːmənɔɪd/

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humanoid (comparative more humanoid, superlative most humanoid)

1. Having the appearance or characteristics of a human; being anthropomorphic under some criteria (physical, mental, genetical, ethological, ethical etc.).
   • 1967, Star Trek, The Alternative Factor, season 1, episode 27, Robert Brown (actor):

     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.

   • 2025 March 25, John Liu, “Elon Musk thinks robots are a $10 trillion business. He’s got some competition from China”, in CNN‎^[1], archived from the original on 20 June 2025:

     About 56% of the humanoid robot supply chain companies are based in China, according to a Morgan Stanley research report last month.

• anthropoid
• humaniform

humanoid (plural humanoids)

1. A being having the appearance or characteristics of a human.
   • 2025 March 25, John Liu, “Elon Musk thinks robots are a $10 trillion business. He’s got some competition from China”, in CNN‎^[2], archived from the original on 20 June 2025:

     Lowering prices for humanoids would mark a major step to their eventual commercialization and wider adoption.

• anthropoid

• android
• dinosauroid
• femoid

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦumanoɪt]
• Hyphenation: hu‧ma‧noid

humanoid m anim

1. humanoid (a being having the appearance or characteristics of a human)
   • 1991, Josef Pecinovský, Abbey Road:

     Rozmnožovací pud byl u tohoto druhu humanoidů neobyčejně silně vyvinut a za ty milióny let, co uplynuly od doby, kdy první z nich použil kyje jako zbraně, proti němu nezmohly nic ani takové zákeřné rány jako epidemie, zemětřesení, [...]

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   • 1992, Ivan Kmínek, Ústřední kancelář vesmíru se neozývá:

     Mimochodem, nevíte o nějaké planetě humanoidů, kde bych ty krámy udal?

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

• See homo

• “humanoid”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Internationalism; compare English humanoid, French humanoïde, German Humanoid, ultimately from Latin hūmānus.

• IPA^(key): /xu.maˈnɔ.it/

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• Rhymes: -ɔit
• Syllabification: hu‧ma‧no‧id

humanoid m animal (related adjective humanoidalny)

1. (robotics, science fiction) humanoid (being having the appearance or characteristics of a human)

• humanoid in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• humanoid in Polish dictionaries at PWN