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android

/ˈænˌdɹɔɪd/

android noun: a robot that is designed to look and act like a human being (not necessarily a male one).

Noun (1)

android (plural androids)

  1. A robot that is designed to look and act like a human being (not necessarily a male one).
  2. An artificial human.

Adjective

android (comparative more android, superlative most android)

  1. Possessing human qualities.
  2. Of the pelvis, having a narrow anterior segment and a heart-shaped brim, typically found in the male.
  3. Characteristic of men.
    • an android fat distribution
    Antonyms:
    gynoid

Proper noun capitalized: Android

Android

  1. A mobile operating system currently developed by Google.
    • SL4A brings scripting languages to Android by allowing developers to edit and execute scripts and interactive interpreters directly on the Android device, according to Google Labs.2010 July 17, “PHP development comes to Google Android”, in Reuters

Noun (2) capitalized: Android

Android (plural Androids)

  1. A mobile phone running on Android OS.
    • Both Androids and iPhones have a timer that can delay taking a photo by up to 10 seconds.2016, Technology Made Easy: Simple Ways to Use Your Computer, Phone, and Other Electronic Devices, Peachtree City, Ga.: FC&A Publishing, →ISBN, page 317

android meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Assamese and Arabic

android in Tamil

robot with human form
ஆணொன்றி āṇoṉṟi, அலைபேசி இயங்குதளம் alaipēci iyaṅkutaḷam

android in Kannada

ಆಂಡ್ರಾಯ್ಡ್, ಗಂಡುತೆರ, ಗಂಡಂದ

android in Assamese

Android
এণ্ড্ৰৈড endroid

android in Arabic

robot with human form
أَنْدْرُويِد ʔandrōyid
More languagesFewer languages
android in Persian
اندروید andrôyed
android in Thai
แอนดรอยด์ ɛɛn-drɔɔi
android in Vietnamese
người máy

Antonyms of android

Forms of android

Noun
pluralandroids
pluralAndroids
alternative form (obsolete)androides
Adjective
comparativemore android
superlativemost android

Plural of android: androids

Origin of android

Learned borrowing from New Latin androides, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός (andrós, genitive of ἀνήρ (anḗr, “man, human”)) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, itself from εἶδος (eîdos, “form, image, shape, appearance, look”)). By surface analysis, andr- + -oid.

See android.

Words formed from android

Words that rhyme with android

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Questions about android

What does android mean?
Android means a robot that is designed to look and act like a human being (not necessarily a male one).
What is android in Tamil?
Android in Tamil is ஆணொன்றி (āṇoṉṟi), அலைபேசி இயங்குதளம் (alaipēci iyaṅkutaḷam). See Android meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is android?
Android can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce android?
Android is pronounced /ˈænˌdɹɔɪd/.
What is the plural of android?
The plural of android is androids.

Words near android in the dictionary

  1. androgynously
  2. androgynousness
  3. androgynus
  4. androgyny
  5. androhermaphrodite
  6. android
  7. androidal
  8. Androider
  9. Androiders
  10. androides
  11. androidism

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: android (page history and authors); Android (page history and authors); android (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); এণ্ড্ৰৈড (Assamese) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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