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April 11, 2024

For a list of paraphilias, see List of paraphilias.
Look up phil-, -philia, -phile, or -philic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

The Greek root -phil- originates from the Greek word meaning "love". For example, philosophy (along with the Greek root -soph- meaning "wisdom") is the study of human customs and the significance of life. One of the most common uses of the root -phil- is with philias.

A philia is the love or obsession with a particular thing or subject. The suffix -philia is used to specify the love or obsession with something more specific. It is somewhat antonymic to -phobia. Philias can be biological (e.g. rhizophilia, preference for living on roots) or chemical (e.g. chromophilous, materials that stain easily), or can be a hobby/liking (e.g. icthyophilia, love for fish).

Philia (φιλιά) as a Greek word for love refers to brotherly love, including friendship and affection. This contrasts to the Greek terms Eros, or sexual/romantic love, and agape, or detached, spiritual love. However, English usage differs in some cases from the etymological use, and several of these words refer in English not to brotherly love but to sexual attraction.

The suffix -phile (or, in a few cases, -philiac) applies to someone who has one of these philia. It is the antonym of -phobic.

Phil- (philo-) may also be used as a prefix with a similar meaning.

Words that use -phil- edit

Biology edit

  • Acidophilia: preference of acidic conditions
  • Alkaliphilia: preference of alkaline environments
  • Anthophilia: attraction to flowers
  • Anthropophile: attracted to humans (e.g., parasites)
  • Anemophily: a form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind
  • Capnophile: microorganism that thrives in the presence of high concentrations of carbon dioxide
  • Cryophilia: preference for cold environments, climates, objects and low temperatures; e.g., Protea cryophila (Snow Protea)
  • Dacryphilia: attraction to tears
  • Dendrophilia: preference of trees or other plants
  • Entomophilous: adapted for pollination by insects
  • Extremophilia: preference of living extremal conditions for some microorganisms
  • Geophilia: preferring to organisms that prefer the soil
  • Halophilia: attraction to salt or salt-water
  • Heliophilia: attraction to sunlight
  • Hydrophilia: attraction to water
  • Hyperthermophilia: organisms that thrive in extremely hot environments
  • Limnophilia: preference of ponds or marshes
  • Lithophilia: preference or affinity to stones
  • Mesophilia: preference of moderate temperatures in microorganisms
  • Microaerophilia: organisms that can tolerate or require environments containing low levels of oxygen
  • Myrmecophilia: love for the ants
  • Nemophilia: love of the woods and forests
  • Necrophilia: an attraction to the dead
  • Neutrophile: organism that thrives in a neutral pH environment
  • Nyctophilia: an attraction to darkness or night; finding relaxation or comfort in the darkness. Preferring nighttime activities to daytime activities
  • Ombrophilia: affinity to large amounts of rainfall
  • Petrophilia: preference of living or spending time in rocky areas
  • Photophilia: preference of living or spending time in lighted conditions
  • Pluviophilia: affinity to rain
  • Psammophile: a plant loving sandy areas
  • Psychrophilia: preference of cold temperatures
  • Rheophilia: preference of living in running water
  • Sciaphilia: preference of living in shady or dark areas (as opposed to photophilia)
  • Thermophilia: love of high temperatures; thriving in high temperatures (e.g. microbes)
  • Tropophilia: preference of seasonal extremes of climate
  • Trichophilia: an attraction to hair or fur
  • Vorarephilia: sexual attraction to being eaten by or eating, typically by living organisms.
  • Xenophilia: an affection for unknown, foreign objects, or people
  • Xerophilia: love of living or spending time in very dry conditions
  • Xylophilia: love of wood
  • Zoophily: a form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by animals

Chemistry and physics edit

  • Electrophile: a chemical species that forms bonds with nucleophiles by accepting a pair of electrons
  • Hydrophilic: (of a substance) having a tendency to interact with or be dissolved by water and other polar substances
  • Lipophilic: solubility or solvability of a substance with lipids
  • Lipophilic: (of a substance) in microfluidics, enriching on channel walls instead of in the middle of the channels (e.g. air bubbles)
  • Nucleophile: a chemical species that donates an electron pair to form a chemical bond. Antonym: electrophile

Hobbies edit

  • Audiophilia: love of high-fidelity sound reproduction
  • Arctophilia: love of teddy bears; especially, an interest in collecting teddy bears
  • Bibliophilia: love of books
  • Cartophilia: love of maps
  • Cinephilia: love of cinema and film
  • Philately: the study of stamps and postal history and other related items
  • Glossophilia: love of languages (synonym for philology)
  • Logophilia: love of words — logophiles may be interested in word games, such as crosswords, or Scrabble, and in the extreme, derive enjoyment from reading things commonly given less notice, such as labels
  • Metrophilia: love of the metro rail or subway systems
  • Neophilia: love of the latest novelties and trends
  • Oenophilia: love of wine
  • Ornithophilia: love of birds
  • Taphophilia: love of graves, cemeteries and funerals
  • Technophilia: love of technology
  • Videophile: person who is concerned with achieving high-quality results in the recording and playback of movies, TV programs, etc

National or ethnic edit

Sexual paraphilias edit

  • List of paraphilias
  • Paraphilia (previously known as sexual perversion and sexual deviation) is the experience of intense sexual arousal to atypical objects, situations, fantasies, behaviors, or individuals. Such attraction may be labeled sexual fetishism

Other edit

Words that start with phil- edit

See also edit

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For a list of paraphilias see List of paraphilias Look up phil philia phile or philic in Wiktionary the free dictionary The Greek root phil originates from the Greek word meaning love For example philosophy along with the Greek root soph meaning wisdom is the study of human customs and the significance of life One of the most common uses of the root phil is with philias A philia is the love or obsession with a particular thing or subject The suffix philia is used to specify the love or obsession with something more specific It is somewhat antonymic to phobia Philias can be biological e g rhizophilia preference for living on roots or chemical e g chromophilous materials that stain easily or can be a hobby liking e g icthyophilia love for fish Philia filia as a Greek word for love refers to brotherly love including friendship and affection This contrasts to the Greek terms Eros or sexual romantic love and agape or detached spiritual love However English usage differs in some cases from the etymological use and several of these words refer in English not to brotherly love but to sexual attraction The suffix phile or in a few cases philiac applies to someone who has one of these philia It is the antonym of phobic Phil philo may also be used as a prefix with a similar meaning Contents 1 Words that use phil 1 1 Biology 1 2 Chemistry and physics 1 3 Hobbies 1 4 National or ethnic 1 5 Sexual paraphilias 1 6 Other 2 Words that start with phil 3 See alsoWords that use phil editBiology edit Acidophilia preference of acidic conditions Alkaliphilia preference of alkaline environments Anthophilia attraction to flowers Anthropophile attracted to humans e g parasites Anemophily a form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind Capnophile microorganism that thrives in the presence of high concentrations of carbon dioxide Cryophilia preference for cold environments climates objects and low temperatures e g Protea cryophila Snow Protea Dacryphilia attraction to tears Dendrophilia preference of trees or other plants Entomophilous adapted for pollination by insects Extremophilia preference of living extremal conditions for some microorganisms Geophilia preferring to organisms that prefer the soil Halophilia attraction to salt or salt water Heliophilia attraction to sunlight Hydrophilia attraction to water Hyperthermophilia organisms that thrive in extremely hot environments Limnophilia preference of ponds or marshes Lithophilia preference or affinity to stones Mesophilia preference of moderate temperatures in microorganisms Microaerophilia organisms that can tolerate or require environments containing low levels of oxygen Myrmecophilia love for the ants Nemophilia love of the woods and forests Necrophilia an attraction to the dead Neutrophile organism that thrives in a neutral pH environment Nyctophilia an attraction to darkness or night finding relaxation or comfort in the darkness Preferring nighttime activities to daytime activities Ombrophilia affinity to large amounts of rainfall Petrophilia preference of living or spending time in rocky areas Photophilia preference of living or spending time in lighted conditions Pluviophilia affinity to rain Psammophile a plant loving sandy areas Psychrophilia preference of cold temperatures Rheophilia preference of living in running water Sciaphilia preference of living in shady or dark areas as opposed to photophilia Thermophilia love of high temperatures thriving in high temperatures e g microbes Tropophilia preference of seasonal extremes of climate Trichophilia an attraction to hair or fur Vorarephilia sexual attraction to being eaten by or eating typically by living organisms Xenophilia an affection for unknown foreign objects or people Xerophilia love of living or spending time in very dry conditions Xylophilia love of wood Zoophily a form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by animalsChemistry and physics edit Electrophile a chemical species that forms bonds with nucleophiles by accepting a pair of electrons Hydrophilic of a substance having a tendency to interact with or be dissolved by water and other polar substances Lipophilic solubility or solvability of a substance with lipids Lipophilic of a substance in microfluidics enriching on channel walls instead of in the middle of the channels e g air bubbles Nucleophile a chemical species that donates an electron pair to form a chemical bond Antonym electrophileHobbies edit Audiophilia love of high fidelity sound reproduction Arctophilia love of teddy bears especially an interest in collecting teddy bears Bibliophilia love of books Cartophilia love of maps Cinephilia love of cinema and film Philately the study of stamps and postal history and other related items Glossophilia love of languages synonym for philology Logophilia love of words logophiles may be interested in word games such as crosswords or Scrabble and in the extreme derive enjoyment from reading things commonly given less notice such as labels Metrophilia love of the metro rail or subway systems Neophilia love of the latest novelties and trends Oenophilia love of wine Ornithophilia love of birds Taphophilia love of graves cemeteries and funerals Technophilia love of technology Videophile person who is concerned with achieving high quality results in the recording and playback of movies TV programs etcNational or ethnic edit Anglophile a non English person who is extremely fond of all things English Antonym Anglophobe Australophile a fan of Australian culture Austrophile a fan of Austrian culture Europhile a person who wants to increase cooperation between governments within the European Union Antonym Eurosceptic Fennophile a fan of Finnish culture Francophile or Gallophile a fan of French culture Antonym Francophobe Germanophile or Teutophile a fan of German culture Antonyms Germanophobe and teutophobia Hellenophile a fan of Greek culture i e someone prone to philhellenism Hibernophile a lover of Ireland or Irish culture Indophile a fan of India Italophile a fan of Italy Antonym Italophobia Japanophile a non Japanese person with a strong interest in Japan or Japanese culture Antonym Japanophobe Judeophile a lover of Jews or Jewish culture Antonyms Judeophobe and antisemite Kartvelophile an interest for Georgian culture Negrophilia a term used in the 1920s and 30s for the interest in Europe for African and African American culture Persophilia a fan of Iranian culture Russophilia love of Russia and Russians Antonym Russophobe Galician Russophilia was a pro Russian movement in Galicia and Lodomeria in the late 19th Century Sinophile a non Chinese person with a strong interest in China or Chinese culture Antonym Sinophobe Slavophile a fan of Slavic culture Suecophile someone with a great interest in the Swedish language and culture Turkophile a fan of Turkey and Turkish cultureSexual paraphilias edit List of paraphilias Paraphilia previously known as sexual perversion and sexual deviation is the experience of intense sexual arousal to atypical objects situations fantasies behaviors or individuals Such attraction may be labeled sexual fetishismOther edit Biophilia hypothesis Erotophilia a personality trait which assesses an individual s disposition to respond to sexual cues Haemophilia a disease relating to blood clotting Homophile a term used to refer to gay people or those who supported homosexuality prior to gay liberation and other LGBT social movements It was proposed as an alternative to homosexual that would have a more positive connotation before the word gay became dedicated for this purpose Pluviophile love of the rain Retrophilia love of things of the past Thalassophile love of sea ocean Theophilia love of a god Topophilia a strong sense of place which often becomes mixed with the sense of cultural identity among certain people and a love of certain aspects of such a placeWords that start with phil editPhiladelphia Philippines Philanderer Philandry Philanthropy Philately Philhellenism the love of Greek culture this may also be called hellenophilia Philogyny Philology Philomath Philosophy PhillumenismSee also editList of phobias Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title phil amp oldid 1196123098, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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