Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xenophilous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: xenophilous
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

xenophilic; loving what is foreign

Example Sentences

"In September 2000 General Guei, who had inflamed the anti-northern atmosphere by attacking believers in democracy as xenophilous, escaped an assassination attempt."

Etymology

From xeno- + -philous.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: xeno
Suffix: philous

Inflected Forms

more xenophilous (comparative) most xenophilous (superlative)

Questions

What does xenophilous mean?: xenophilic; loving what is foreign
Where does xenophilous come from?: From xeno- + -philous.

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