regarding animals as possessing human qualities (Morris 1992)

"man-like." Used to describe artifacts or art work decorated with human features or with a man-like appearance.

Ascribing human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena.

Having the face or features of a human.

suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things

This term is used to describe a person's attitude when he/she ascribes human attributes to an animal, or to the animal's experiences or perceptions.

Described or thought of as having human form or human attributes.

ann-thro-pa-more-fik]- attributing human-like characteristics to something that is not human (anthropomorphic sculptures and paintings). See related web page.

Giving human characteristics to animals or objects.

(English) An inanimate object that is given human qualities.

having a human form or human attributes

having human characteristics or form.

attributing to animals the emotions of humans

Having a human form or attributes. Describes objects that have human characteristics.

(from Greek ànthropos: man and morphè: form) Generally used to refer to figures with characteristics similar to those human beings; great apes (particularly chimpanzees), which externally and anatomically are very similar to man are described as anthropomorphic.