biophilia
UK/ˌbaɪəʊˈfɪlɪ.ə/
biophilia noun: hypochondria.
Noun
biophilia (uncountable)
- Hypochondria.
- HYPOCHONDRIASIS, SOLICITUDE ABOUT THE HEALTH, HYPOCHONDRIA. Melancholia. Hypochondriaca. Biophilia. §63. 1. Descriptions of the disease.1857, John M. Galloway, General and Special Therapeutics of Mental Diseases and Psychical Disorders Compiled and Edited According to Homeopathic Principals, 3rd edition, volume 3, Manchester: Henry...
- The biological drive to preserve oneself; love of life.
- Biophilia (βίος, life; φιλία, love). The instinct of self-preservation common to man and the lower animals.1892, Daniel Hack Tuke, editor, A Dictionary of Psychological Medicine: Giving the Definition, Etymology and Synonyms of the Terms Used in Medical Psychology with the Symptoms, Treatment, and...
- The love of or empathy with nature and all living things.
- Our deepest needs stem from ancient and still poorly understood biological adaptations. Among them is biophilia: the rich, natural pleasure that comes from being surrounded by living organisms, not just other human beings but a diversity of ...1979, E. O. Wilson, New York Times Saturday Review of Books and Art, volume 84, page xxxii
biophilia meaning in Tamil
biophilia in Tamil
- மாந்தர் அன்பு உலகம்
Origin of biophilia
From bio- + -philia.
Words that rhyme with biophilia
- aquaphilia
- bibliophilia
- microphilia
- necrophilia
- philia
- -philia
- ephebophilia
- geophilia
- gerontophilia
- pedophilia
- trichophilia
- vorarephilia
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- xenophilia
- zoophilia
- androphilia
- aptophilia
- asphyxiophilia
- autoandrogynemorphophilia
- autoandrophilia
- autogynandromorphophilia
- autogynephilia
- autonepiophilia
- cilia
- claustrophilia
- coprophilia
- discophilia
- eproctophilia
- glossophilia
- haemophilia
- inflatophilia
- Japanophilia
- juvenilia
- Kabylia
- klismaphilia
- Laconophilia
- limnophilia
- lithophilia
- logophilia
- lygophilia
- macrophilia
- milia
- nyctophilia
- opacarophilia
- plushophilia
- scopophilia
- sillier
- teratophilia
- urophilia
Questions about biophilia
- What does biophilia mean?
- Biophilia means hypochondria.
- What is biophilia in Tamil?
- Biophilia in Tamil is மாந்தர் அன்பு உலகம். See Biophilia meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is biophilia?
- Biophilia is a noun.
- How do you pronounce biophilia?
- Biophilia is pronounced /ˌbaɪəʊˈfɪlɪ.ə/ (UK).
Words near biophilia in the dictionary
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