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androphilia

/ˌæn.dɹoʊˈfɪ.li.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
an-dro-phil-ia
IPA
/ˌæn.dɹoʊˈfɪ.li.ə/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A love of or sexual attraction to men or masculinity.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr Proto-Hellenic *anḗr Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νδρός (ăndrós)der. English andro- Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek φῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā)der. English -philia English androphilia From andro- + -philia.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌæn.dɹoʊˈfɪ.li.ə/
  • British English: /ˌæn.dɹəʊˈfɪ.li.ə/

Usage

Derived Forms

autoandrophilia

Frequently Paired Words

androphile androphilous androphily gynephilia

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce androphilia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌæn.dɹoʊˈfɪ.li.ə/.
What does androphilia mean?
A love of or sexual attraction to men or masculinity.
Where does androphilia come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr Proto-Hellenic *anḗr Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νδρός (ăndrós)der. English andro- Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek φῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā)der. English -philia English androphilia From andro- + -philia.

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