-phile

See also: phi lê

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

  • Learned borrowing from Latin -phila, from Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, dear, beloved).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /faɪ̯l/

    Suffix

    -phile

    1. Forming nouns and adjectives meaning "loving", "friendly", or "friend".
      Antonym: -phobe
      Scott is such a bibliophile that he won't even put that book down.

    Derived terms

    English terms suffixed with -phile

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    French

    Etymology

  • From Latin -phila, from Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, dear, beloved).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /fil/
    • Audio (France (Vosges)):(file)
    • Audio (France (Somain)):(file)
    • Homophones: fil, file, filent, files, fils, Phil

    Suffix

    -phile (adjective-forming suffix, plural -philes)

    1. -philic
      Antonym: -phobe
      anglo- + ‎-phile → ‎anglophile (Anglophilic)
      techno- + ‎-phile → ‎technophile (technophilic)

    Suffix

    -phile m or f by sense (referring to people) or m (referring to organisms) (noun-forming suffix, plural -philes)

    1. -phile
      Antonym: -phobe
      haltère (barbell, weight) + ‎-phile → ‎haltérophile m or f by sense (weightlifter)
      extrême (extreme) + ‎-phile → ‎extrêmophile m (extremophile)

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Turkish: -fil