Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

philobatic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: philo-bat-ic
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to or characteristic of a philobat (someone who enjoys handling challenging and dangerous situations on their own).

Example Sentences

"Coordinate term: ocnophilic"
"The philobatic environment consists of friendly spaces littered with unpredictable objects; the ocnophilic world consists of objects 'separated by horrid empty spaces'."

Etymology

From philobat + -ic. Coined by Hungarian psychoanalyst Michael Balint in 1955.

Inflected Forms

more philobatic (comparative) most philobatic (superlative)

Questions

What does philobatic mean?: Relating to or characteristic of a philobat (someone who enjoys handling challenging and dangerous situations on their own).
Where does philobatic come from?: From philobat + -ic. Coined by Hungarian psychoanalyst Michael Balint in 1955.

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