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-phile

/faɪ̯l/

-phile suffix: forming nouns and adjectives meaning "loving", "friendly", or "friend".

Suffix

-phile

  1. Forming nouns and adjectives meaning "loving", "friendly", or "friend".
    • Scott is such a bibliophile that he won't even put that book down.
    Antonyms:
    -phobe

Antonyms of -phile

Forms of -phile

alternative form-phille
alternative form-phil

Origin of -phile

Learned borrowing from Latin -phila, from Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, “dear, beloved”).

Questions about -phile

What does -phile mean?
-phile means forming nouns and adjectives meaning "loving", "friendly", or "friend".
What part of speech is -phile?
-phile is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -phile?
-phile is pronounced /faɪ̯l/.

Words near -phile in the dictionary

  1. -phanous
  2. -phany
  3. -phasia
  4. -phemia
  5. -phil
  6. -phile
  7. -philia
  8. -philiac
  9. -philic
  10. -philism
  11. -philist

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