Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

numerophilic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nu-merophilic
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Affected by numerophilia; having a love for numbers.

Example Sentences

"The computer programmers were very pleased at that entry, since the computer is numerophilic and alphabetphobic."
"In the numerophilic Western culture, it may seem strange that the cost-benefit of human milk has not been even dimly perceived until recently."
"These could be dubbed the "numerophilic" students; those who find that mathematics and formulae are the best way for them to understand these troublesome concepts."

Etymology

From numero- + -philic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: numero-
Suffix: -philic

Inflected Forms

more numerophilic (comparative) most numerophilic (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

numerophilia numerophile

Antonyms

numerophobic

Questions

What does numerophilic mean?: Affected by numerophilia; having a love for numbers.
Where does numerophilic come from?: From numero- + -philic.

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