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)
agonophilia
In a man, a strong preference for lovemaking in which the woman pretends to struggle before giving in or acquiescing to sexual intercourse.
agrophile
Anything that thrives, or survives, in cultivated soils.
agrophilous
1. Thriving in cultivated soils.
2. Having a natural habitat in grain fields.
agrophily
Thriving in cultivated soils.
aigialophilous, aigialophile, aigialophily
Thriving in beach habitats.
ailurophilous, aelurophilous; ailurophile aelurophile; ailurophily aelurophily:
A special love or fondness for cats.
aiphyllophilous, aiphyllophile, aiphyllophily
Thriving in evergreen woodland.
aithalophilous, aithalophile, aithalophily
Thriving in evergreen thickets.
alcoholophilia
A craving or strong fondness for alchoholic drinks or other intoxicants.
aletophilous, aletophile, aletophily
Thriving on roadside verges and beside railway tracks.
algophily
In psychiatry, synonymous with masochism [sexual satisfaction that is dependent upon the subject suffering pain, ill-treatment, and humiliation]; a term coined by Féré in L’Instinct Sexuel.
alkaliphilic, alkaliphile, alkaliphily, alkalophile
Thriving in alkaline habitats.
An organism that grows best in high pH (alkaline) environments of 8-11. They survive and produce poorly, or not at all, in a pH below 7.
allophilous, allophily
A reference to a plant that lacks morphological adaptations for attracting and guiding pollinators.
alsophilous, alsophile
Thriving in woody grove habitats.
altocalciphilia
A sexual desire for a person (not necessarily a woman) wearing high heels.
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Related "love, fondness" units:
agape-;
amat-;
vener-;
venus.
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