philogyny

English

Etymology

From philo- + -gyny.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Southern British) IPA^(key): /fɪˈlɔd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/, /faɪ̯ˈlɔd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /fɪˈlɑd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/, /faɪ̯ˈlɑd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/

Noun

philogyny (uncountable)

1. Love or fondness for women.

Synonyms

• gynephilia

Antonyms

• misogyny (“hatred for women”)
• philandry (“love for men”)

Derived terms

• philogynist

Translations

love or respect for women

• Catalan: filogínia f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 爱女人 (àinǚrén)

• Esperanto: filogineco
• Finnish: filogynia (fi)
• French: philogynie (fr) f
• Georgian: ფილოგინია (ka) (piloginia)
• German: Philogynie (de) f
• Greek: φιλογυνία (el) f (filogynía)

  Ancient Greek: φιλογυνία f (philogunía), φιλογύνεια f (philogúneia)

• Italian: filoginia f
• Portuguese: filoginia (pt) f
• Russian: женолюбие (ru) f (ženoljubije)
• Spanish: filoginia f
• Swedish: filogyni (sv) c
• Ukrainian: філогіні́я f (filohiníja)