android

Meaning

Noun

1. A robot that is designed to look and act like a human being (not necessarily a male one).
2. An artificial human.

Adj

1. Possessing human qualities.
2. Of the pelvis, having a narrow anterior segment and a heart-shaped brim, typically found in the male.
3. Characteristic of men.

Opposite of

gynoid

Synonyms

humanoid

robot

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droid

mechanical man

automaton

bot

automata

Translations

androïde

androide

androïde

androide

Android

andróide

Androide

androide

androide

android

Roboter

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robô

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ανδροειδές

robot

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈænˌdɹɔɪd/

Etymology

Cognate with Ancient Greek: -

In summary

Learned borrowing from New Latin androides, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός (andrós, genitive of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man, human”)) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, itself from εἶδος (eîdos, “form, image, shape, appearance, look”)). By surface analysis, andr- + -oid.