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)
brandophilist
A collector of or a fondness for collecting cigar bands.
brewcanophilist, brewcanophilist
A collector of or a fondness for collecting beer cans. Also known as “breweriana collecting”.
bryophilous, bryophile, bryophily
In biology, thriving in habitats rich in mosses and liverworts.
buttisephile, buttisephilist
A collector of bottles, a fondness for collecting bottles.
butyrophil, butyrophilia
A fondness for butter.
cactophilist, cactophilist
A collector of cacti.
cagophilist, cagophilist
A collector of or a fondness for collecting keys.
calcardophile, calcardophilist
A collector of visiting cards [could this be “business cards”?].
calciphilic, calciphile, calciphily
In biology, thriving in environments rich in calcium salts; boring into calcareous shells.
callcynophile, callcynophilist
A collector of dog collars.
callinebephile, callinebephilist
A collector of nibs or quill pens (a nib refers to the point of a quill pen) or the collecting of fountain-pen points.
calpkinophilia
A special attraction to small-breasted women.
campanophile, campnophilist
A collector of bells, a fondness for collecting bells.
canophilist, canophile
One who has a special fondness for dogs.
capsulaphile, capsulaphilist
A collector of ships in bottles or a fondness for collecting such objects.
You may take a self-scoring quiz over some of the words in this section by just clicking this
Philo Quiz #1 link.
Related "love, fondness" units:
agape-;
amat-;
vener-;
venus.
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