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)
hydrophilous, hydrophile, hydrophily
1. Thriving in wet or aquatic habitats.
2. Pollinated by waterborne pollen.
3. Having an affinity for water; readily absorbing or dissolving in water.
hygrophile
Any creature thriving in moist habitats.
hylodophilous, hylodophile, hylodophily
Thriving in dry open woodland.
hylophilous, hylophile, hylophily
In biology, thriving in or living in forests.
hyperphilia
In psychiatry, an inexact, pseudoscientific term referring to a state of being “oversexed”, a judgment frequently based on a comparison with the rater’s own level of sexual responsiveness.
hyperthermophile
Thriving best in temperatures of 80 degrees Celsius or higher.
hyphephilia
In psychiatry, a sexual perversion in which sexual arousal and orgasm depend upon touching or rubbing the partner’s skin or hair, or upon the sensations related to feeling fur, leather, fabric, or other substances in association with sexual activity with the partner.
Examples include a requirement that the partner be clothed in furs, and wear a leather belt during sexual activities.
hypophilia
In psychiatry, an inexact, pseudoscientific term referring to a state of having reduced or inadequate sexual responsiveness.
hypoxyphilia
In psychiatry, the same as
asphyxiophilia; a sexual perversion in which hypoxia [an abnormal condition resulting from a decrease in the oxygen supplied to body tissue] and the altered state of consciousness it produces is an essential part of sexual arousal.
Hypoxia may be induced by drugs or by strangling or hanging; some classify such autoerotic asphyxiation as a form of sexual masochism.
iatrophilia, iatrophile, iatrophily
A fondness for, or an excessive fondness for, a physician or for physicians in general.
ichthyophile, ichthyophilist
One who has a special fondness or love of fish (or fishes).
ichthysophilist, ichthysophile
A collector of fishing tackles.
iconophile, iconophil, iconophilist
1. A connoisseur of pictures, engravings, book illustrations, and the like; hence, having a special taste for these objects.
2. Someone who loves icons, illustrations, pictures, etc.
infracaninophile
A defender or champion of the underdog. (Coined by Christopher Morley, 1930).
infulaphilist, infulaphile
A collector of cigar bands.
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Related "love, fondness" units:
agape-;
amat-;
vener-;
venus.
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