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- US Pronunciation
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- [huh-muhng-kyuh-luh s, hoh-]
- /həˈmʌŋ kyə ləs, hoʊ-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [huh-muhng-kyuh-luh s, hoh-]
- /həˈmʌŋ kyə ləs, hoʊ-/
Definitions of homunculus word
- noun plural homunculus an artificially made dwarf, supposedly produced in a flask by an alchemist. 1
- noun plural homunculus a fully formed, miniature human body believed, according to some medical theories of the 16th and 17th centuries, to be contained in the spermatozoon. 1
- noun plural homunculus a diminutive human being. 1
- noun plural homunculus the human fetus. 1
- noun homunculus A very small human or humanoid creature. 1
- noun homunculus a miniature man; midget 0
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Origin of homunculus
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < Latin, equivalent to homun- (variant of homin-, stem of homō man; see Homo) + -culus -cule1
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Parts of speech for Homunculus
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homunculus popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for homunculus
noun homunculus
- midget — (not in technical use) an extremely small person having normal physical proportions.
- bantam — A bantam is a breed of small chicken.
- lilliputian — extremely small; tiny; diminutive.
- tom thumb — a diminutive hero of folk tales.
- gnome — GNU Network Object Model Environment
Antonyms for homunculus
noun homunculus
- giant — (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
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