different between humanoid vs gnoll

English

Etymology

human +? -oid

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?hju?m?n??d/
• Rhymes: -??d

Adjective

humanoid (comparative more humanoid, superlative most humanoid)

1. Having the appearance or characteristics of a human; being anthropomorphic under some criteria (physical, mental, genetical, ethological, ethical etc.).

Translations

Noun

humanoid (plural humanoids)

1. A being having the appearance or characteristics of a human.

Translations

Synonyms

• humaniform

See also

• anthropoid

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??umano?t]
• Hyphenation: hu?ma?noid

Noun

humanoid m anim

1. humanoid (a being having the appearance or characteristics of a human)
   • 1991, Josef Pecinovský, Abbey Road:

     Rozmnožovací pud byl u tohoto druhu humanoid? neoby?ejn? siln? vyvinut a za ty milióny let, co uplynuly od doby, kdy první z nich použil kyje jako zbran?, proti n?mu nezmohly nic ani takové záke?né rány jako epidemie, zem?t?esení, [...]

   • 1992, Ivan Kmínek, Úst?ední kancelá? vesmíru se neozývá:

     Mimochodem, nevíte o n?jaké planet? humanoid?, kde bych ty krámy udal?

Declension

Related terms

• See homo

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xu.ma?n?.it/

Noun

humanoid m anim

1. humanoid

Declension

Derived terms

• humanoidalny

Further reading

• humanoid in Polish dictionaries at PWN

English

Etymology

According to A Brief History of Gnolls, by Paul Haynie, they were created by Lord Dunsany in "How Nuth Would Have Practiced His Art Upon the Gnoles", and the name was likely derived from a playing field of the Welsh All Blacks known as the Gnoll, probably derived from English knoll

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /n??l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /no?l/
• Homophone: knoll

Noun

gnoll (plural gnolls)

1. A usually evil and hyena-like humanoid creature found in various forms in fantasy literature and video games.

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