Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xenaphile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: xe-naphile
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fan of the television series Xena: Warrior Princess.

Slang

Example Sentences

"[…] but devout Xenaphiles end up squinting at blurry, freeze-framed images on their TV screens in hopes of finding out which mythological entity was not injured or otherwise inconvenienced this week."
"In light of this inexplicit story line — what gay and straight Xenaphiles refer to casually as "the subtext" — the opening voice-over's weekly refrain, "In a time of ancient gods, warlords, and kings," begins to sound gendered."
"New York correspondent and Xenaphile Dan Scapperotti provides this issue's look behind-the-scenes at the making of the show, including an exclusive interview with New Zealand star Lucy Lawless."

Etymology

From Xena + -phile.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Xena

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

Xenaphiles (plural)

Synonyms

Xenite

Questions

What does xenaphile mean?: A fan of the television series Xena: Warrior Princess.
Where does xenaphile come from?: From Xena + -phile.

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