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heliophobe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
he-lio-phobe
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any organism that dislikes, or cannot thrive in, sunlight.

noun

Any organism that dislikes, or cannot thrive in, sunlight.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From helio- + -phobe.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

heliophobes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

heliocentric heliocentrism heliophilia heliophilic heliophilous heliophobia heliophobic heliotropic

Synonyms

vampire

Antonyms

heliophile heliotrope sun worshipper sunbather sun bunny

Questions

What does heliophobe mean?
Any organism that dislikes, or cannot thrive in, sunlight.
Where does heliophobe come from?
From helio- + -phobe.

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