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)


petrochthophilous, petrochthophile, petrochthophily
In biology, thriving on rock-banks.
petrodophilous, petrodophile, petrodophily
In biology, thriving in fields of boulders or stones.
petrophilous, petrophile, petrophily
In biology, thriving on rocks or in rocky habitats.
phantasophilist, phantasophily
A collector of surrealist items; such as, things that are unusual or which are seemingly impossible as we know them in natural situations.
phellophilous
In biology, dwelling in stony fields.
phengophilous, phengophile, phengophily
In biology, thriving in, or having an affinity for, light.
Philadelphia
1. “Brotherly love”.
2. An ancient city of Asia Minor northeast of the Dead Sea in modern-day Jordan. The chief city of the Ammonites, it was enlarged and embellished by Ptolemy II Philadelphus (285-246 B.C.) and named in honor of him. Amman, the capital of Jordan, is now on the site.
3. The largest city of Pennsylvania, in the southeast part of the state on the Delaware River.

It was founded as a Quaker colony by William Penn in 1681 on the site of an earlier Swedish settlement.

The First and Second Continental Congresses (1774 and 1775-1776) and the Constitutional Convention (1787) met in the city, which served as the capital of the United States from 1790 to 1800.

philalethe
Someone who loves to forget.
philalethist
A lover of or a fondness for truth.
philander, philanderer
1. To carry on a sexual affair, especially an extramarital affair, with a woman one cannot or does not intend to marry.
2. To engage in many love affairs, especially with a frivolous or casual attitude.
3. Philanderer actually means "a lover of men" or of "one's husband", but a mistake was made in the adoption from the Greek and a different meaning was applied (according to David Muschell).
philandrist
Someone who has a strong love or fondness for men (not mankind, but men!).
philanthropic, philanthropical, philanthropically
1. Of, relating to, or marked by philanthropy; humanitarian.
2. Organized to provide humanitarian or charitable assistance: a philanthropic society.
philanthropy, philanthropies
1. The effort or inclination to increase the well-being of humankind, as by charitable aid or donations.
2. Love of humankind in general.
3. Something, such as an activity or institution, intended to promote human welfare.
philauty
Self-love; selfishness.
philemalagnia
Sexual excitement derived from or as a result of kissing.

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Related "love, fondness" units: agape-; amat-; vener-; venus.


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