anthropomorphization
Giving things personalities
Anthropomorphization is the act of attributing human characteristics to nonhuman things—animals, objects, natural forces, or abstract concepts.
A cartoon mouse that talks and wears clothes is anthropomorphized.
So is a god depicted with human emotions, or a car described as "wanting" to go fast.
The anthropomorphization of pets has become a billion-dollar industry.
The verb is anthropomorphize.
Something that extends outward
- mentalizingInferring others' mental states
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- agencyPower to act
- intentionalityPurposeful action quality
animism · teleology · essentialism · mind-reading · pareidolia · apophenia
Symbolic tale with deeper meaning
- metaphorImplied identity comparison
- embodimentConcrete manifestation of idea
- avatarDigital user representation
- symbolismRepresenting concepts through images
fable · parable · conceit · trope · abstraction
Egyptian mortuary deity
- GaneshaElephant-headed Hindu deity
- HorusEgyptian sky deity
- BastetEgyptian feline goddess
- ThothEgyptian god of wisdom
kitsune · tanuki · Coyote · Raven · shapeshifters · Aesop · Anansi · skinwalker
Digital animation studio
- DisneyMajor entertainment conglomerate
- DreamWorksShrek's production company
- ZootopiaFictional all-animal urban world
- BambiAnimated woodland fawn
projection
Something that extends outward
- mentalizingInferring others' mental states
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- agencyPower to act
intentionality · animism · teleology · essentialism · mind-reading · pareidolia · apophenia
allegory
Symbolic tale with deeper meaning
- metaphorImplied identity comparison
- embodimentConcrete manifestation of idea
- avatarDigital user representation
Anubis
Egyptian mortuary deity
Thoth · kitsune · tanuki · Coyote · Raven · shapeshifters · Aesop · Anansi · skinwalker · thunderbird
Koko
Ape taught gestures
Pixar
Digital animation studio
- DisneyMajor entertainment conglomerate
- DreamWorksShrek's production company
- ZootopiaFictional all-animal urban world
android
Machine resembling a person
Siri · Alexa · Tamagotchi · Furby
anthropomorphizationdehumanization
Denying personhood to others
objectification · depersonalization · mechanization · reification · animalization
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