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homophily

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables
ho-mophi-ly
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The tendency of individuals to associate with others of the same kind.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- English -phily English homophily From homo- + -phily.

Usage

Derived Forms

homophilous

Antonyms

heterophily

Questions

What does homophily mean?
The tendency of individuals to associate with others of the same kind.
Where does homophily come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- English -phily English homophily From homo- + -phily.

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