simian

See also sīmián, sǐmiàn, and sìmiàn

English

WOTD – 29 July 2008    

Etymology

From Latin sīmia (“ape, monkey”), from Ancient Greek σιμός (simos, “bent upward”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈsɪm.i.ən/

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Adjective

simian (comparative more simian, superlative most simian)

1. Of or pertaining to apes; apely.
2. Bearing resemblance to an ape.

Synonyms

• apelike
• apely
• apish
• simial
• simious

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)
• Spanish: símico (es)

resembling an ape

• Finnish: apinamainen (fi)
• Greek: πιθηκοειδής (el) (pithikoeidís) m, πιθηκόμορφος (el) (pithikómorfos) m

• Hungarian: majomszerű
• Spanish: símico (es)

Noun

simian (plural simians)

1. A monkey or an ape, especially an anthropoid.

Synonyms

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

Translations

a monkey or an ape

• Finnish: apina (fi)
• Navajo: mágí

• Serbo-Croatian: majmun (sh) m
• Spanish: simio (es) m

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Adjective

simian

1. accusative singular of simia