Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ailurophiliac

/aɪˌlʊɹəˈfɪliæk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ail-urophil-i-ac
IPA: /aɪˌlʊɹəˈfɪliæk/

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Appropriate or pleasing to ailurophiles.

Example Sentences

"The year 1927 also produced a splendidly ailurophiliac Black Cat, with woodcuts by Gyula Zilzer, in Middle European style."
"She dies, he dies. They become transfigured in some sort of ailurophiliac heaven and live happily ever after."
"Gautier’s love of cats was notable even in his ailurophiliac time and place: Nadar made a famous caricature of him sitting plump and happy in his study with a crowd of cats occupying every inch of available space."

Etymology

From ailuro- (“cat”, from Ancient Greek αἴλουρος (aílouros)) + -philiac.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ailuro
Root: αἴλουρος
Suffix: philiac

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /aɪˌlʊɹəˈfɪliæk/
British English: /ˌaɪljʊəɹəˈfɪlɪ.æk/

Frequently Paired Words

ailurophile ailurophilia ailurophilic

Questions

How do you pronounce ailurophiliac?: The recorded pronunciation is /aɪˌlʊɹəˈfɪliæk/.
What does ailurophiliac mean?: Appropriate or pleasing to ailurophiles.
Where does ailurophiliac come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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