creature

Noun

Meaning

Anything created; anything not self-existent; especially, any being created with life; an animal; a man.

A human being, in pity, contempt, or endearment; as, a poor creature; a pretty creature.

A person who owes his rise and fortune to another; a servile dependent; an instrument; a tool.

A general term among farmers for horses, oxen, etc.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

wight animal tool puppet beast fauna brute animate being eocene mustang homo lackey gent earthling herbivore

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Antonyms

god olympian centaur godhead assembly barbarian

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Hypernyms

being individual person slave soul organism

Hyponyms

hunter ray lion secretary eagle wolf

Related terms

create creation creative creator creating creatively

Phrases with the word

aquatic creature eight-armed sea creature bloodsucking creature six-legged creature poor creature amphibious creature

Anagrams

ecarteur

Examples

The most dangerous creature in this world is a fake friend. Source: Internet

Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is. Albert Camus

There is no more unfortunate creature under the sun than a fetishist who yearns for a woman's shoe and has to settle for the whole woman. Karl Kraus

Man is the creature of circumstances. Robert Owen

Man is a creature of hope and invention, both of which belie the idea that things cannot be changed. Tom Clancy

Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is. Basque Proverb

Close letter words and terms

creatrix creatur creatural creature comfort creature comforts creature equivalent