831:(previously known as sexual perversion and sexual deviation) is the experience of intense sexual arousal to atypical objects, situations, fantasies, behaviors, or individuals. Such attraction may be labeled
99:. Philias can be biological (e.g. rhizophilia, preference for living on roots) or chemical (e.g. chromophilous, materials that stain easily), or can be a hobby/liking (e.g. icthyophilia, love for fish).
147:, or detached, spiritual love. However, English usage differs in some cases from the etymological use, and several of these words refer in English not to brotherly love but to sexual attraction.
544:: love of words — logophiles may be interested in word games, such as crosswords, or Scrabble, and in the extreme, derive enjoyment from reading things commonly given less notice, such as labels
880:. It was proposed as an alternative to homosexual, that would have a more positive connotation, before the word "gay" became dedicated for this purpose
351:: an attraction to darkness or night; finding relaxation or comfort in the darkness. Preferring nighttime activities to daytime activities
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472:: (of a substance) in microfluidics, enriching on channel walls instead of in the middle of the channels (e.g. air bubbles)
586:: person who is concerned with achieving high-quality results in the recording and playback of movies, TV programs, etc
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460:: (of a substance) having a tendency to interact with or be dissolved by water and other polar substances
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408:: love of high temperatures; thriving in high temperatures (e.g. microbes)
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904:: a strong sense of place, which often becomes mixed with the sense of
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230:: microorganism that thrives in the presence of high concentrations of
162:) applies to someone who has one of these philia. It is the antonym of
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954:: the love of Greek culture (this may also be called hellenophilia)
807:: someone with a great interest in the Swedish language and culture
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among certain people and a love of certain aspects of such a place
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Xerophilia: love of living or spending time in very dry conditions
270:: preference of living extremal conditions for some microorganisms
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528:: the study of stamps and postal history and other related items
441:: a form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by animals
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372:: preference of living or spending time in lighted conditions
224:: a form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind
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originates from the Greek word meaning "love". For example,
599:: a non-English person who is extremely fond of all things
360:: Persistent sexual attraction to prepubescent children.
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meaning "wisdom") is the study of human customs and the
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Tropophilia: preference of seasonal extremes of climate
318:: preference of moderate temperatures in microorganisms
180:) may also be used as a prefix with a similar meaning.
466:: solubility or solvability of a substance with lipids
429:: an affection for unknown, foreign objects, or people
366:: preference of living or spending time in rocky areas
300:: organisms that thrive in extremely hot environments
501:; especially, an interest in collecting teddy bears
345:: organism that thrives in a neutral pH environment
652:or Teutophile: a fan of German culture. Antonyms:
354:Ombrophilia: affinity to large amounts of rainfall
784:: a non-Chinese person with a strong interest in
643:or Gallophile: a fan of French culture. Antonym:
662:: a fan of Greek culture (i.e. someone prone to
83:with a particular thing or subject. The suffix
276:: preferring to organisms that prefer the soil
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550:: love of the metro rail or subway systems
491:: love of high-fidelity sound reproduction
62:. One of the most common uses of the root
574:: love of graves, cemeteries and funerals
556:: love of the latest novelties and trends
333:Nemophilia: love of the woods and forests
763:: love of Russia and Russians. Antonym:
396:: preference of living in running water
218:: attracted to humans (e.g., parasites)
858:: a disease relating to blood clotting
813:: a fan of Turkey and Turkish culture
258:: preference of trees or other plants
206:: preference of alkaline environments
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264:: adapted for pollination by insects
131:. This contrasts to the Greek terms
745:: an interest for Georgian culture
312:: preference or affinity to stones
282:: attraction to salt or salt-water
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534:: love of languages (synonym for
390:: preference of cold temperatures
200:: preference of acidic conditions
306:: preference of ponds or marshes
29:For a list of paraphilias, see
868:people or those who supported
772:was a pro-Russian movement in
417:: an attraction to hair or fur
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612:: a fan of Australian culture
892:: love of things of the past
384:: a plant loving sandy areas
736:. Antonyms: Judeophobe and
618:: a fan of Austrian culture
339:: an attraction to the dead
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864:: a term used to refer to
757:: a fan of Iranian culture
711:with a strong interest in
637:: a fan of Finnish culture
36:Greek root used in English
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801:: a fan of Slavic culture
522:: love of cinema and film
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1005:Suffixes of Greek origin
776:in the late 19th Century
435:Xylophilia: love of wood
288:: attraction to sunlight
212:: attraction to flowers
913:Words that start with
878:LGBT social movements
774:Galicia and Lodomeria
446:Chemistry and physics
294:: attraction to water
252:: attraction to tears
156:(or, in a few cases,
845:Biophilia hypothesis
770:Galician Russophilia
580:: love of technology
60:significance of life
824:List of paraphilias
709:non-Japanese person
330:: love for the ants
117:Greek word for love
31:List of paraphilias
886:: love of the rain
818:Sexual paraphilias
591:National or ethnic
378:: affinity to rain
906:cultural identity
298:Hyperthermophilia
68:is with philias.
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942:Philanthropy
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670:Hibernophile
660:Hellenophile
654:Germanophobe
650:Germanophile
578:Technophilia
532:Glossophilia
505:Bibliophilia
452:Electrophile
421:Vorarephilia
415:Trichophilia
406:Thermophilia
376:Pluviophilia
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890:Retrophilia
884:Pluviophile
872:, prior to
856:Haemophilia
850:Erotophilia
792:. Antonym:
761:Russophilia
755:Persophilia
749:Negrophilia
721:Japanophobe
719:. Antonym:
705:Japanophile
700:Italophobia
698:. Antonym:
694:: a fan of
685:: a fan of
645:Francophobe
641:Francophile
630:Eurosceptic
628:. Antonym:
616:Austrophile
603:. Antonym:
572:Taphophilia
548:Metrophilia
511:Cartophilia
499:teddy bears
495:Arctophilia
489:Audiophilia
476:Nucleophile
458:Hydrophilic
382:Psammophile
370:Photophilia
364:Petrophilia
349:Nyctophilia
343:Neutrophile
337:Necrophilia
310:Lithophilia
304:Limnophilia
292:Hydrophilia
286:Heliophilia
250:Dacryphilia
210:Anthophilia
198:Acidophilia
150:The suffix
999:Categories
973:Philosophy
902:Topophilia
896:Theophilia
876:and other
829:Paraphilia
811:Turkophile
805:Suecophile
799:Slavophile
765:Russophobe
738:antisemite
726:Judeophile
692:Italophile
635:Fennophile
605:Anglophobe
597:Anglophile
584:Videophile
560:Oenophilia
542:Logophilia
520:Cinephilia
513:: love of
497:: love of
470:Lipophilic
464:Lipophilic
427:Xenophilia
400:Sciaphilia
394:Rheophilia
358:Pedophilia
316:Mesophilia
280:Halophilia
237:Cryophilia
228:Capnophile
222:Anemophily
125:friendship
119:refers to
50:philosophy
39:The Greek
968:Philomath
963:Philology
958:Philogyny
947:Philately
937:Philandry
862:Homophile
794:Sinophobe
782:Sinophile
683:Indophile
622:Europhile
554:Neophilia
536:philology
526:Philately
274:Geophilia
244:cryophila
129:affection
121:brotherly
91:antonymic
81:obsession
18:Logophile
1015:Prefixes
984:See also
439:Zoophily
159:-philiac
674:Ireland
601:English
483:Hobbies
192:Biology
115:) as a
96:-phobia
86:-philia
75:is the
242:Protea
186:-phil-
177:philo-
164:-phobe
153:-phile
143:, and
137:sexual
105:Philia
73:philia
65:-phil-
55:-soph-
45:-phil-
915:phil-
839:Other
786:China
713:Japan
696:Italy
687:India
171:Phil-
145:agape
135:, or
112:φιλία
1010:Love
730:Jews
707:: a
515:maps
133:Eros
127:and
77:love
41:root
866:gay
788:or
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