simian

See also: sìmiàn

English

WOTD – 29 July 2008

Etymology

From Latin sīmia (“ape, monkey”), from Ancient Greek σιμός (simós, “snub-nosed”).

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪm.i.ən/
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Adjective

simian (comparative more simian, superlative most simian)

Of or pertaining to apes; apelike.
Bearing resemblance to an ape.

Synonyms

Translations

of or pertaining to apes

Finnish: apina- (fi), apinoiden (fi) pl (genitive of noun)
French: simien (fr) m, simienne (fr) f
Hungarian: majom (hu)
Irish: simíoch, simiach
Polish: małpi (pl)

Portuguese: símio (pt)
Romanian: simian (ro)
Spanish: símico
Swedish: ap- (sv)

resembling an ape

Finnish: apinamainen
Greek: πιθηκοειδής (el) m (pithikoeidís), πιθηκόμορφος (el) m (pithikómorfos)
Hungarian: majomszerű (hu)
Irish: simíoch, simiach

Polish: małpi (pl)
Portuguese: símio (pt), simiesco (pt)
Spanish: símico, simiesco

Noun

simian (plural simians)

An ape or monkey, especially an anthropoid.

Synonyms

(ape or monkey): anthropoid, ape, monkey, primate

Translations

an ape or monkey

Finnish: apina (fi)
Irish: simíoch m, simiach m
Navajo: mágí
Portuguese: símio (pt) m

Romanian: simian (ro) m
Serbo-Croatian: majmun (sh) m
Spanish: simio (es) m

Anagrams

Aminis, Misnia, saimin

Esperanto

Adjective

simian

accusative singular of simia

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