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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heliophile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
he-lio-phile
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any organism that is attracted to sunlight or thrives in it.

noun

Any organism that is attracted to sunlight or thrives in it.

Etymology

From helio- + -phile.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

heliophiles (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

heliocentric heliocentrism heliophilia heliophilic heliophilous heliophobia heliophobic heliotrope

Synonyms

sun worshipper

Antonyms

heliophobe

Questions

What does heliophile mean?
Any organism that is attracted to sunlight or thrives in it.
Where does heliophile come from?
From helio- + -phile.

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