"simian" meaning in English

See simian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsɪm.i.ən/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-simian.ogg , en-au-simian.ogg Forms: more simian [comparative], most simian [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin sīmia (“ape, monkey”), from Ancient Greek σιμός (simós, “snub-nosed”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|sīmia||ape, monkey}} Latin sīmia (“ape, monkey”), {{uder|en|grc|σιμός||snub-nosed}} Ancient Greek σιμός (simós, “snub-nosed”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} simian (comparative more simian, superlative most simian)
  1. Of or pertaining to apes and monkeys. Translations (of or pertaining to apes): قِرْدِيّ (qirdiyy) (Arabic), ма́лпіны (málpiny) (Belarusian), ма́лпавы (málpavy) (Belarusian), майму́нски (majmúnski) (Bulgarian), 猴子的 (hóuzi de) (Chinese Mandarin), 猿的 (yuán de) (Chinese Mandarin), opičí (Czech), apina- (Finnish), simien (French), Affen- (German), majom (Hungarian), simíoch (Irish), simiach (Irish), scimmiatico (Italian), サルの (saru no) (Japanese), 원숭이의 (wonsung'i-ui) (Korean), мајмунски (majmunski) (Macedonian), ape- (Norwegian Bokmål), małpi (Polish), símio (Portuguese), simian (Romanian), обезья́ний (obezʹjánij) (Russian), ма̀јмунскӣ [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), màjmunskī [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), opičí (Slovak), opičji (Slovene), símico (Spanish), ap- (Swedish), мавпи́ний (mavpýnyj) (Ukrainian), ма́впячий (mávpjačyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-simian-en-adj-p-5f4zt4 Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to apes': 77 23
  2. Bearing resemblance to an ape or monkey; apelike or monkeylike. Translations (resembling an ape): apinamainen (Finnish), äffisch (German), affig (German), πιθηκοειδής (pithikoeidís) (Greek), πιθηκόμορφος (pithikómorfos) (Greek), majomszerű (Hungarian), simíoch (Irish), simiach (Irish), scimmiatico (Italian), apelignende (Norwegian Bokmål), apeaktig (Norwegian Bokmål), małpi (Polish), símio (Portuguese), simiesco (Portuguese), símico (Spanish), simiesco (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-simian-en-adj-ftA2PPP~ Disambiguation of 'resembling an ape': 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: apely, apish, monkeyish, simial, simious Derived forms: presimian, prosimian, simian crease, simian immunodeficiency virus, simianity, simianization, simianize, simian line, simian shelf

Noun

IPA: /ˈsɪm.i.ən/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-simian.ogg , en-au-simian.ogg Forms: simians [plural]
Etymology: From Latin sīmia (“ape, monkey”), from Ancient Greek σιμός (simós, “snub-nosed”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|sīmia||ape, monkey}} Latin sīmia (“ape, monkey”), {{uder|en|grc|σιμός||snub-nosed}} Ancient Greek σιμός (simós, “snub-nosed”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} simian (plural simians)
  1. An ape or monkey, especially an anthropoid (infraorder Simiiformes). Categories (lifeform): Primates Synonyms (ape or monkey): anthropoid, ape, monkey, primate Translations (an ape or monkey): човекоподобна маймуна (čovekopodobna majmuna) [feminine] (Bulgarian), apina (Finnish), simíoch [masculine] (Irish), simiach [masculine] (Irish), mágí (Navajo), antropoid [masculine] (Polish), małpa człekokształtna [feminine] (Polish), símio [masculine] (Portuguese), simian [masculine] (Romanian), majmun [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), simio [masculine] (Spanish), мавповиді (mavpovydi) [neuter, plural] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-simian-en-noun-qVTa70HS Disambiguation of Primates: 7 24 68 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Navajo translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 25 67 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 11 24 64 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 21 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 11 15 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 11 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 11 20 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 11 21 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 10 21 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 10 21 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 21 68 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 15 74 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 17 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 11 14 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 9 21 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 11 21 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 8 14 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 8 14 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 11 21 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 10 22 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 11 22 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Navajo translations: 8 15 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 12 23 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 12 25 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 9 28 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 11 21 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 14 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 11 22 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 10 22 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 10 22 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 14 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 10 21 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 11 21 68

Inflected forms

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        {
          "ref": "1959, H. G. Coulter, Time for Rebellion: A Play and Preface, page 14:",
          "text": "The simians would require no special orientation courses to teach them the reasons for fighting, such as, “To make the world safe for Demagocracy,” or whatnot.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An ape or monkey, especially an anthropoid (infraorder Simiiformes)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ape",
          "ape"
        ],
        [
          "monkey",
          "monkey"
        ],
        [
          "anthropoid",
          "anthropoid"
        ],
        [
          "Simiiformes",
          "Simiiformes#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsɪm.i.ən/",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-simian.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/62/En-us-simian.ogg/En-us-simian.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/En-us-simian.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-au-simian.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/71/En-au-simian.ogg/En-au-simian.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/En-au-simian.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "ape or monkey",
      "word": "anthropoid"
    },
    {
      "sense": "ape or monkey",
      "word": "ape"
    },
    {
      "sense": "ape or monkey",
      "word": "monkey"
    },
    {
      "sense": "ape or monkey",
      "word": "primate"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "čovekopodobna majmuna",
      "sense": "an ape or monkey",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "човекоподобна маймуна"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an ape or monkey",
      "word": "apina"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "an ape or monkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "simíoch"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "an ape or monkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "simiach"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "an ape or monkey",
      "word": "mágí"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "an ape or monkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "antropoid"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "an ape or monkey",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "małpa człekokształtna"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "an ape or monkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "símio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "an ape or monkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "simian"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "an ape or monkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "majmun"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "an ape or monkey",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "simio"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "mavpovydi",
      "sense": "an ape or monkey",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "мавповиді"
    }
  ],
  "word": "simian"
}

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