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- [hom-uh-nahyn]
- /ˈhɒm əˌnaɪn/
- /hˈɒmɪnˌaɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hom-uh-nahyn]
- /ˈhɒm əˌnaɪn/
Definitions of hominine word
- adjective hominine resembling or characteristic of humans. 1
- noun hominine Of or relating to the Homininae, a subfamily of Hominidae that includes humans, gorillas, chimpanzees, and some extinct relatives. 1
- adjective hominine of, relating to or characteristic of humans 0
- adjective hominine belonging or relating to the subfamily Homininae which includes humans 0
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Origin of hominine
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
1880-85; < Latin homin- (stem of homō) man (see Homo) + -ine1
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Parts of speech for Hominine
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hominine popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
hominine usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hominine
adj hominine
- personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- animal — An animal is a living creature such as a dog, lion, or rabbit, rather than a bird, fish, insect, or human being.
- mortal — subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures.
- individual — a single human being, as distinguished from a group.
- anthropoid — resembling man
adjective hominine
- civilised — to bring out of a savage, uneducated, or rude state; make civil; elevate in social and private life; enlighten; refine: Rome civilized the barbarians.
- ethnologic — Ethnological.
- ethological — Of or pertaining to ethology.
Antonyms for hominine
adj hominine
- inhuman — lacking qualities of sympathy, pity, warmth, compassion, or the like; cruel; brutal: an inhuman master.
- immortal — not mortal; not liable or subject to death; undying: our immortal souls.
- unmanly — not manly; not characteristic of or befitting a man; weak, timid, or cowardly.
- general — of or relating to all persons or things belonging to a group or category: a general meeting of the employees.
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