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)


abrakophile, abrakophilist
A collector who has a fondness for collecting knickknacks or trinkets.
abrakophilia, abrakophilism
A fondness for collecting knickknacks or trinkets.
acarophily
Thriving in association with mites; attracted to or attractive to mites.
acidophilic
1. A reference to organisms that thrive in an acidic environment.
2. A designation of a microorganism that grows well in a highly acid medium.
3. A description of any microorganism that can or must live in an acidic environment (pH below 6).
4. Referring to anything that is easily stained with acid dye.
acrodendrophilous, acrodendrophile, acrodendrophily
A description of a species that lives or thrives in treetop habitats.
acrophilous, acrophile, acrophily
Pertaining to or dwelling in lofty peaks.
acrotomophilia
A paraphilia in which sexual arousal is dependent on the sexual partner having an amputation stump.

Paraphilia is characterized by sexual arousal to unconventional stimuli that are not considered to be part of normal sexual arousal patterns. It is also defined as a need for an extreme or dangerous stimulus to achieve sexual arousal or orgasm.

—Based on definitions from the Psychiatric Dictionary, Seventh Edition,
by Robert Jean Campbell, M.D.;
Oxford University Press; New York; 1996.

actophilous, actophily
Thriving on rocky seashores or growing on coasts.
aellophilous, aellophile, aellophily
A reference to plants that are distributed by stormy winds.
aerohygrophilous, aerohygrophile, aerohygrophily
Thriving in high atmospheric humidity.
aerophilately
The collecting of airmail stamps.
aerophile
1. A plant pollinated by wind; fertilized by airborne pollen.
2. Thriving in exposed windy habitats.
3. Disseminated by the wind.
aerophilic
Requiring air for proper growth; aerobic.
aerophilous
1. A reference to plants which are pollinated by the wind; fertilized by airborne pollen.
2. A descriptive reference to plants which thrive in exposed windy habitats.
aerophily
1. A condition in which plants are pollinated by wind; fertilized by airborne pollen.
2. Plants which thrive in exposed windy habitats.

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


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