heliophile

See also: héliophile

English

Etymology

From helio- +‎ -phile.

Noun

heliophile (plural heliophiles)

1. Any organism that is attracted to sunlight or thrives in it.

   Antonym: heliophobe

   1. A person who enjoys sunshine and sunny weather.

      Synonym: sun worshipper

      Hyponyms: sunbather, sun bunny

      Antonym: heliophobe

Related terms

• heliocentric
• heliocentrism
• heliophilia
• heliophilic
• heliophilous
• heliophobia
• heliophobic
• heliotrope
• heliotropic
• heliotropism
• paraheliotropic
• paraheliotropism

Translations

organism attracted by sunlight

• Finnish: heliofiili
• French: héliophyte (fr)