-philism


a combining form used to form abstract nouns corresponding to nouns ending in -phile:
bibliophilism.

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  • -philous

    a combining form meaning “liking,” “having an affinity for” that specified by the initial element: dendrophilous. compare -philic. -philous combining form indicating love of or fondness for heliophilous word origin from latin -philus, from greek -philos; see -phile -philous or -philic suff. having a strong affinity or preference for; loving: necrophilous.

  • -phily

    variant of -philia.

  • -phobe

    a combining form used to form personal nouns corresponding to nouns ending in -phobia: anglophobe. also, -phobiac. -phobe combining form indicating a person or thing that fears or hates germanophobe, xenophobe derived forms -phobic, combining_form:in_adjective word origin from greek -phobos fearing -phobe comb. form meaning “fearing,” from fr. -phobe, from l. -phobus, from gk. -phobos […]

  • -phobia

    a combining form meaning “fear,” occurring in loanwords from greek (hydrophobia); on this model, used in the names of mental disorders that have the general sense “dread of, aversion toward” that specified by the initial element: agoraphobia. -phobia combining form indicating an extreme abnormal fear of or aversion to acrophobia, claustrophobia derived forms -phobic, combining_form:in_adjective […]

  • -phobiac

    a combining form used to form personal nouns corresponding to nouns ending in -phobia: anglophobe. also, -phobiac. -phobe combining form indicating a person or thing that fears or hates germanophobe, xenophobe derived forms -phobic, combining_form:in_adjective word origin from greek -phobos fearing -phobe comb. form meaning “fearing,” from fr. -phobe, from l. -phobus, from gk. -phobos […]


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