Homunculus
noun | /homunculus/
A very small human being or a miniature person, especially one imagined or represented in art or science.
Homunculus
noun | /homunculus/
Advanced WordsHARDA very small human being or a miniature person, especially one imagined or represented in art or science.
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"In the old illustration, a homunculus stood inside the alchemist’s flask. Means: The illustration showed a tiny human figure inside the alchemist’s flask."
"The novelist described the doll as a homunculus brought to life. Means: The novelist described the doll as a miniature person that had become alive."
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Think of a homunculus as a human made unusually small; the word contains the familiar root “human.”
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