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See also: -philia
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek φιλία (philía).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
philia (countable and uncountable, plural philias)
- friendship
- liking
- (countable) a psychological disorder characterized by an irrational favorable disposition towards something
Antonyms[edit]
- (in psychology): phobia
Translations[edit]
friendship — see friendship
liking — see liking
psychological disorder
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References[edit]
- OED 2006
Categories:
- English terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English 3-syllable words
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ɪliə
- Rhymes:English/ɪliə/3 syllables
- Rhymes:English/iːliə
- Rhymes:English/iːliə/3 syllables
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Philias
- en:Ethics
- en:Love
- en:Philosophy