Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caligynephobia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: calig-y-ne-pho-bia
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fear of beautiful women.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[...] He looks over at me. “Whoa! Nice hair.” ¶ I pull down the visor and try not to laugh. My hair looks like I’ve stuck my finger in an electrical outlet. “Jake Jackson, you must get over your caligynephobia.” ¶ Jake raises his eyebrows. ¶ “Fear of beautiful women.” ¶ “I’m planning on working hard on that one in California. [...]”"
"In contrast, if we consider the example of somebody who has a fear of beautiful women (caligynephobia!), then it does not seem outrageous to argue that this fear of beautiful women is somehow an inappropriate emotional reaction or even an emotional disorder."
"Loveshyness is certainly not gynophobia, a fear of women in general, nor is it caligynephobia, a fear of beautiful women."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek καλλι- (kalli-, “beautiful”) + Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ, “female”) + New Latin -phobia, from Latin, from Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does caligynephobia mean?: The fear of beautiful women.
Where does caligynephobia come from?: From Ancient Greek καλλι- (kalli-, “beautiful”) + Ancient Greek γυνή (gunḗ, “female”) + New Latin -phobia, from Latin, from Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos, “fear”).

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