Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

philogynist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: philog-y-nist
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

someone who is fond of women collectively.

Example Sentences

"And how about a philogynist (fi-LAHJ-i-nist), a lover of women, or a philandrist (fi-LAN-drist), a lover of men?"

Etymology

Etymology tree English philo- English -gyny English philogyny Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English philogynist From philogyny + -ist.

Inflected Forms

philogynists (plural)

Derived Forms

philogynistic

Frequently Paired Words

philogyny

Antonyms

misogynist philandrist

Questions

What does philogynist mean?: someone who is fond of women collectively.
Where does philogynist come from?: Etymology tree English philo- English -gyny English philogyny Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English philogynist From philogyny + -ist.

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