Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homophilia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ho-mophil-ia
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Dated; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The relative balance of homophilia and heterophilia defines sexual orientation, and bisexuals would be those individuals possessing high levels of each."

Etymology

From homo- + -philia.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: homo
Suffix: philia

Usage

Questions

What does homophilia mean?: Homosexuality.
Where does homophilia come from?: From homo- + -philia.

How to pronounce homophilia

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