unanthropological
|un-an-thro-po-lo-gi-cal|
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/ˌʌnænθrəpəˈlɑːdʒɪkəl/
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/ˌʌnænθrəpəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
not related to anthropology
Etymology
'unanthropological' originates from English, specifically the prefix 'un-' (meaning 'not') attached to 'anthropological' (from 'anthropology' + '-ical').
'anthropology' comes from Greek 'anthropos' ('man, human') + 'logia' ('study'), entered Latin and then Modern English as 'anthropology'; 'anthropological' developed as an adjective and later the productive English prefix 'un-' (from Old English 'un-') was attached to form 'unanthropological'.
Initially the components meant 'not' + 'relating to the study of humans'; the combined word has retained the straightforward meaning of 'not related to or characteristic of anthropology' without major semantic shift.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
not anthropological; not related to or derived from anthropology or its methods.
The report's conclusions seemed unanthropological, ignoring cultural context and ethnographic evidence.
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Adjective 2
contrary to or inconsistent with anthropological perspectives or methods; lacking a human-centered cultural analysis.
Her interpretation was criticized as unanthropological because it reduced social practices to purely economic factors.
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Last updated: 2026/01/17 18:52