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-Phile, -Philia, -Phily
an abnormal fondness for cats. a person with a fondness for England and things English. a person especially interested in high-fidelity sound equipment and recordings on tape or disks. 1. the state or condition of an audiophile. 2. the state of one who listens to high-fidelity equipment solely for the quality of reproduction. — audiophilic, adj. a lover of books. — bibliophilism, bibliophily, n. an affinity for cancerous tissue, a property of certain chemical agents. a person who is especially attracted to or interested in Germany, its people, culture, etc. avid moviegoing. — cinephile, n., adj. an abnormal desire to be closed in, to shut all windows and doors. — claustrophile, n. — claustrophilic, adj. a great fondness for crowds. the zealous study and collection of phonograph records. Also called phonophily. — discophile, diskophile, n. a person with a fondness for France and things French. aileurophilia. British. a lover and collector of phonograph records. an affinity for water, a property of certain materials. — hydrophilic, hydrophilous, adj. a person who collects pictures, as prints, engravings, lithographs, etc. the abnormal desire to undergo abdominal surgery for simulated reasons. a music lover. an abnormal attraction to filth. an abnormal attraction, especially erotic, to corpses. — necrophile, n., adj. — necrophiliac, n., adj. a fondness or liking for forests, woods, or woodland scenery. — nemophilist, n. — nemophilous, adj. an abnormal desire to be ill. Also called pathophilia. an abnormal preference for the night over the day. nosophilia. discophily. a love of fire great fondness for or interest in Russia, its people, customs, language, art, etc. — Russophile, n., adj. enthusiasm for or admiration of things Slavic, its literature, language, culture, customs, etc. — Slavophil, Slavophile, n., adj. an abnormal love for funerals, graves, and cemeteries. the art or sport of archery. — toxophilite, n. love of animals. — zoophilist, n. — zoophilous, adj. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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