-Phile, -Philia, -Phily

-Phile, -Philia, -Phily

See also behavior; collections and collecting; love; manias; phobias; psychology.
aileurophilia, ailurophiliaan abnormal fondness for cats.Anglophilea person with a fondness for England and things English.audiophilea person especially interested in high-fidelity sound equipment and recordings on tape or disks.audiophilia1. the state or condition of an audiophile.
2. the state of one who listens to high-fidelity equipment solely for the quality of reproduction. — audiophilic, adj.
bibliophilea lover of books. — bibliophilism, bibliophily, n.carcinophiliaan affinity for cancerous tissue, a property of certain chemical agents.Cermanophilea person who is especially attracted to or interested in Germany, its people, culture, etc.cinephiliaavid moviegoing. — cinephile, n., adj.claustrophiliaan abnormal desire to be closed in, to shut all windows and doors. — claustrophile, n.claustrophilic, adj.demophiliaa great fondness for crowds.discophily, diskophilythe zealous study and collection of phonograph records. Also called phonophily. — discophile, diskophile, n.Francophilea person with a fondness for France and things French.galeophiliaaileurophilia.gramophileBritish. a lover and collector of phonograph records.hydrophilyan affinity for water, a property of certain materials. — hydrophilic, hydrophilous, adj.iconophilista person who collects pictures, as prints, engravings, lithographs, etc.laparotomaphiliathe abnormal desire to undergo abdominal surgery for simulated reasons.musicophilea music lover.mysophiliaan abnormal attraction to filth.necrophilia, necrophily, necrophilisman abnormal attraction, especially erotic, to corpses. — necrophile, n., adj.necrophiliac, n., adj.nemophilya fondness or liking for forests, woods, or woodland scenery. — nemophilist, n.nemophilous, adj.nosophiliaan abnormal desire to be ill. Also called pathophilia.nyctophiliaan abnormal preference for the night over the day.pathophilianosophilia.phonophilydiscophily.pyrophiliaa love of fireRussophilismgreat fondness for or interest in Russia, its people, customs, language, art, etc. — Russophile, n., adj.Slavophilismenthusiasm for or admiration of things Slavic, its literature, language, culture, customs, etc. — Slavophil, Slavophile, n., adj.taphophiliaan abnormal love for funerals, graves, and cemeteries.toxophilythe art or sport of archery. — toxophilite, n.zoophilism, zoophilylove of animals. — zoophilist, n.zoophilous, adj.