gynephilia

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek; equivalent to gyne- +‎ -philia; see gyne.

Noun

gynephilia (uncountable)

1. The love of women; a sexual attraction to women, in general; female-oriented teleiophilia.

Translations

the love of women

• Russian: гинефили́я (ginefilíja)
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Alternative forms

• gynophilia

Related terms

• autogynephilia
• gynephile
• gynephilic

Coordinate terms

• androphilia

References

• Gynephilia, The Dictionary of Psychology, by Raymond Joseph Corsini, 1999.