-Phile, -Philia, -Phily

-Phile, -Philia, -Phily

See also behavior; collections and collecting; love; manias; phobias; psychology.

aileurophilia, ailurophilia

an abnormal fondness for cats.

Anglophile

a person with a fondness for England and things English.

audiophile

a person especially interested in high-fidelity sound equipment and recordings on tape or disks.

audiophilia

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.

bibliophile

a lover of books. — bibliophilism, bibliophily, n.

carcinophilia

an affinity for cancerous tissue, a property of certain chemical agents.

Cermanophile

a person who is especially attracted to or interested in Germany, its people, culture, etc.

cinephilia

avid moviegoing. — cinephile, n., adj.

claustrophilia

an abnormal desire to be closed in, to shut all windows and doors. — claustrophile, n. — claustrophilic, adj.

demophilia

a great fondness for crowds.

discophily, diskophily

the zealous study and collection of phonograph records. Also called phonophily. — discophile, diskophile, n.

Francophile

a person with a fondness for France and things French.

galeophilia

aileurophilia.

gramophile

British. a lover and collector of phonograph records.

hydrophily

an affinity for water, a property of certain materials. — hydrophilic, hydrophilous, adj.

iconophilist

a person who collects pictures, as prints, engravings, lithographs, etc.

laparotomaphilia

the abnormal desire to undergo abdominal surgery for simulated reasons.

musicophile

a music lover.

mysophilia

an abnormal attraction to filth.

necrophilia, necrophily, necrophilism

an abnormal attraction, especially erotic, to corpses. — necrophile, n., adj. — necrophiliac, n., adj.

nemophily

a fondness or liking for forests, woods, or woodland scenery. — nemophilist, n. — nemophilous, adj.

nosophilia

an abnormal desire to be ill. Also called pathophilia.

nyctophilia

an abnormal preference for the night over the day.

pathophilia

nosophilia.

phonophily

discophily.

pyrophilia

a love of fire

Russophilism

great fondness for or interest in Russia, its people, customs, language, art, etc. — Russophile, n., adj.

Slavophilism

enthusiasm for or admiration of things Slavic, its literature, language, culture, customs, etc. — Slavophil, Slavophile, n., adj.

taphophilia

an abnormal love for funerals, graves, and cemeteries.

toxophily

the art or sport of archery. — toxophilite, n.

zoophilism, zoophily

love of animals. — zoophilist, n. — zoophilous, adj.