humanoid

humanoid Definition

hu·man·oid (hyo̵̅o̅′mə no̵id′, yo̵̅o̅′-)

adjective

nearly human, as in appearance or behavior

Etymology: human + -oid

noun

a nearly human creature; specif.,

any of the earliest ancestors of modern man
in science fiction, an alien from outer space or a robot that physically resembles a human being

humanoid Usage Examples

Converse of object

see: He finds himself seeming to float in some sort of glowing tunnel where he can see a giant humanoid.
wing: Time and again, terrifying winged humanoids have been seen, on the ground or in flight, by reliable witnesses.
show: Shooting at targets showing humanoid or animal shapes is also not permitted.
encounter: Perm Russia Date: December 1986 Time: daytime A local UFO investigator on his way home encountered two strange humanoids in the street.

Adjective modifier

giant: He finds himself seeming to float in some sort of glowing tunnel where he can see a giant humanoid.
small: Two small humanoids observed near vertical oval on ground.
short: Two short humanoids wearing black tight fitting outfits emerged from the object.
tall: Apparently the tall blond humanoid had a silent and invisible companion that never manifested itself in human form.
reptilian: This spell enables the target to see as well in the dark as this reptilian humanoid, that is to say 90 ' .
several: A hatch opened and several humanoids described as having " bulbous heads " and non-human in appearance exited the object.

Modifies a noun

robot: General Discussion Posted: Tue May 16, 2006 10:27 am Subject: Best muscle actuator for humanoid robots?
creature: Range: 30 ft. This spell allows the caster to take control of a living humanoid creature 's body for the duration.
figure: Through windows in the dome she saw two humanoid figures visible almost to the waist.
being: Page 6 1 [ A humanoid being with long white hair is drifting along above a field, in a kimono.
shape: A shape was slowly coming clear to him, a humanoid shape.
form: Science fiction gives us ideas about robots - films such as Star Wars and the Terminator point to perhaps a humanoid robot form.

Modifying Another Word

vaguely: A vaguely humanoid form presented itself on the other side of a thin hedge that had been grown on that side of the path.

Noun used with modifier

entertainment: The Robosapien is the first affordable intelligent entertainment humanoid of its kind.

Preposition: in

Preposition: with

eye: The Primitives were tall humanoids with large eyes, who scavenged on the planet's surface and painted their bodies gaudy colors.

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