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heliophilia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
he-lio-phil-ia
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of an organism being attracted to sunlight or thriving in sunlight.

Uncountable

Etymology

From helio- + -philia.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

heliocentric heliocentrism heliophile heliophobe heliotrope heliotropic heliotropism paraheliotropic

Antonyms

heliophobia

Questions

What does heliophilia mean?
The property of an organism being attracted to sunlight or thriving in sunlight.
Where does heliophilia come from?
From helio- + -philia.

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