philo-, phil-, -phile, -philia, -philic, -philous, -phily, -philiac, -philist, -philism +
(Greek: love, loving, friendly to, fondness for, attraction to; strong tendency toward, affinity for; no hate, hatred, dislike, or negative responses)
gastrophile
One who loves his stomach or good eating.
geophilous, geophile, geophily
1. Dwelling and thriving or growing in soil.
2. A reference to plants that have fruit below the surface of the earth or soil or to animals more properly referred to as burrowing.
Germanophile, Germanophily
One who admires Germany, its people, and its culture.
gliddenophilist
A collector of barbed wire.
gossophilist
A collector of souvenir China.
guruophilist
A collector of religious tracts.
gynemimetophilia
In psychiatry, a sexual perversion in which sexual arousal and orgasm depend upon the partner being a female impersonator.
gynephilia
In psychiatry, sexual love of a woman by a man (male gynephilia) or by another woman (female gynephilia).
gynolikolobomassophilia
A strong desire for nibbling on women’s earlobes.
gypsophilous, gypsophile
A plant living in gypsiferous (chalky) soil.
halophily
1. In biology, thriving in saline, or salty, habitats.
2. An organism that grows in or can tolerate saline conditions.
3. A microorganism whose growth is enhanced by or dependent on a high concentration of salt.
heliophilous
1. In biology, thriving in sun-light or under conditions of high-light intensity.
2. A condition in which some desert organisms have adapted to both strong sunlight and to drought.
helogadophilous, helogadophile, helogadophily
In biology, dwelling and thriving in swampy woodlands.
helohylophilous, helohylophile, helohylophily
In biology, thriving in wet or swampy forests.
helolochmophilous, helolochmophile, helolochmophily
In biology, thriving in meadow-thicket habitats.
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Related "love, fondness" units:
agape-;
amat-;
vener-;
venus.
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