Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

laconophilia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: La-con-o-phil-ia
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

love for or obsession with Sparta

Example Sentences

""I love the people of Boston," wrote Sam Adams in December 1780, suffering an extreme case of Laconophilia during the Revolution. “I once thought that city would be the Christian Sparta.”"
"Things Spartan held a fascination all of their own: Laconophilia or Laconism is a term meaning love or admiration of Sparta and of the Spartan culture or constitution"

Etymology

From Lacono- + -philia.

Inflected Forms

Laconophilias (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

laconophile Laconophilic

Synonyms

Laconomania

Rhymes With

-philia discophilia glossophilia autoandrophilia inflatophilia autogynandromorphophilia autoandrogynemorphophilia aptophilia aquaphilia opacarophilia hypotrachelia paranthelia

Questions

What does laconophilia mean?: love for or obsession with Sparta
Where does laconophilia come from?: From Lacono- + -philia.

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