Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hemophiliac

/himəfˈɪliæk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: he-mo-phil-iac
IPA: /himəfˈɪliæk/

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person with hemophilia.

noun

A person with an attraction to blood.

Example Sentences

"Wasn't the vampire really the haemophiliac of today? He certainly got some kind of a thrill from sucking blood"
"She is, it quickly transpires, a haemophiliac vampire who, after being transported to the mother ship, sets about killing the crew one by one"
"Likewise, in Immortality (a.k.a. The Wisdom of Crocodiles, Po-Chih Leong, 1998), a hemophiliac vampire, Steven Grlscz, tries to restrain his bloodlust for Anne, whom he loves."

Etymology

From hemo- + -philiac.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hemo
Suffix: philiac

Inflected Forms

hemophiliacs (plural) haemophiliac (alternative) hæmophiliac (alternative)

Synonyms

haemophiliac bleeder hemophile haemophile

Questions

How do you pronounce hemophiliac?: The recorded pronunciation is /himəfˈɪliæk/.
What does hemophiliac mean?: A person with hemophilia.
Where does hemophiliac come from?: From hemo- + -philiac.

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