anthropomorphismgiving animals human traits
What the word
giving animals human traits
anthropomorphism
personification
anthropomorphic (adj)
zoomorphism (reverse direction)
pathetic fallacy (nature)
Synonym
anthropomorphism
Personification
personification (broader) prosopopoeia (rhetorical) pathetic fallacy (literary)
Attribution
anthropomorphization (variant) anthropomorphizing (act) humanization (process)
Religious sense
incarnation (theological) theomorphism (reverse direction)
Opposite tendency
dehumanization (contrast) objectification (contrast)
Thesaurus
anthropomorphism
Core concept
personification anthropomorphization (act) humanization (of nonhuman)
Related terms
zoomorphism (reverse direction) theriomorphism (deity as animal) anthropopathy (ascribing emotions) anthropocentrism (worldview) pathetic fallacy (literary device) reification (opposite) objectification (opposite)
Myth and religion
anthromorphic deity theriomorphic god zoomorphic god idol (statue) fetish totem animism idolatry
Fictional beings
furry kemono anthropomorphic animal talking animal beast fable mascot moe anthropomorphism
Fields of study
ethology (animal behavior) primatology cognitive science AI (anthropomorphic bots) design (user interfaces) robotics (social robots)
Psychological roots
pareidolia (seeing faces) empathy theory of mind projection animacy detection
Critical stances
anthropodenial (de Waal, opposite) posthumanism critical animal studies ecocriticism
Examples
Winnie-the-Pooh Donald Duck Mickey Mouse Cheshire Cat Pinocchio Frankenstein's monster
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