philia

See also: -philia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φιλία (philía).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfɪli.ə/, /ˈfɪljə/, /ˈfiːli.ə/, /ˈfiːljə/
Rhymes: -ɪliə, -iːliə

Noun

philia (countable and uncountable, plural philias)

friendship
liking
(countable) a psychological disorder characterized by an irrational favorable disposition towards something

Antonyms

(in psychology): phobia

Translations

friendship — see friendship

liking — see liking

psychological disorder

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Armenian: ֆիլիա (filia)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 嗜好 (zh) (shìhào)，癖好 (zh) (pǐhào)
Czech: filie f
Dutch: voorliefde (nl) f
French: please add this translation if you can
German: Philie f

Hindi: please add this translation if you can
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Japanese: please add this translation if you can
Korean: please add this translation if you can
Portuguese: filia (pt) f
Russian: фили́я (ru) f (filíja)
Spanish: filia (es) f
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

References

OED 2006

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