Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

olfactophilia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ol-fac-tophil-ia
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Sexual arousal caused by certain smells or odors.

Uncountable

Etymology

From olfacto- + -philia.

Usage

Questions

What does olfactophilia mean?
Sexual arousal caused by certain smells or odors.
Where does olfactophilia come from?
From olfacto- + -philia.

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