Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microphilia

/ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈfɪl.i.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-crophil-ia
IPA: /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈfɪl.i.ə/

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A love of trivia or minutiae.

Uncountable

noun

A paraphilia involving attraction to small people.

Uncountable

noun

A love of tiny objects, microorganisms, or microbiology.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

""This guy's into microphilia — or is it macrophilia? He gets off on being made to feel that he's really small.""
"The giantess fetish, whether it's macrophilia or microphilia, is a pretty unique one. What y'all want is to be made to feel tiny by a bigger, stronger, superior woman."
"'Still, it's true. First we get pygmy hippos blown up, then we come across a dwarf skeleton. Someone's into microphilia.'"

Etymology

micro- + -philia

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈfɪl.i.ə/
British English: /ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈfɪl.i.ə/

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

macrophilia

Rhymes With

pedophilia cilia necrophilia sillier haemophilia philia milia biophilia zoophilia juvenilia kabylia autogynephilia

Questions

How do you pronounce microphilia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈfɪl.i.ə/.
What does microphilia mean?: A love of trivia or minutiae.
Where does microphilia come from?: micro- + -philia

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