What's This Word?

[bednobs]

When you ascribe human characteristics to an animal or inanimate object. Its not personification (although that does cover it)

[Sqad]

Anthropomorphic?

[Neveracrossword]

Anthromorphism?

[Peter Pedant]

anthropomorphism
is
the attribution of human characteristics or behaviour to a god, animal, or object.

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, Sqad, I started combing the dictionary, but got in a muddle after the 'anthro...' bit, there was a huge chunk!

[jourdain2]

Ah, I see I'm too late...

[JimF]

See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathetic_fallacy

[Peter Pedant]

You may mean hypallage ( wiki)
Pathetic fallacy, which I had never heard of, is interesting in itself

John Ruskin takes exception to the bishop of Rome's nickname - The Cruel See - hey they are having fun with the bishops over in France innit? - because an inanimate object can't be cruel

oh cruel fate, oh censorious prose ! nope and nope

[Peter Pedant]

er and thanks everyone else ! !

[bednobs]

i resent being told off for not thanking people, from someone who never thanks anyone!