Ihmismäisiä

Ihmismäisiä is a Finnish adjective form meaning human-like or humanoid, used to describe beings, forms, or behaviors that resemble humans in appearance or manner without being human themselves. It is commonly employed in science fiction, biology, robotics, and cultural analysis to refer to non-human entities that exhibit human-like characteristics.

Grammatically, ihmismäisiä is the partitive plural form of the adjective ihmismäinen. The base form is ihmismäinen, with nominative plural ihmismäiset and partitive plural ihmismäisiä. The word agrees with the noun it modifies in number and case, and is typically used with nouns in the plural or partitive such as olentoja, robottiprototyyppeja, or käytöksiä.

In usage, ihmismäisiä can describe androids, aliens, or other life forms with a human-like body plan or social behavior. It can also appear in discussions of technology or nature where non-human entities show traits commonly associated with humans, such as emotion, intelligence, or social structure. The term is neutral and descriptive, not inherently positive or negative, and its nuance depends on context—ranging from speculative description in fiction to analytical language in comparative morphology.

See also terms include humanoid, ihmissäähkäinen (less common), and ihminen as a root word. In Finnish, related forms from ihminen-based roots are used to discuss likeness to humans across disciplines, ensuring precise articulation of resemblance without claiming humanity.