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gynephilia

gynephilia noun: the love of women; a sexual attraction to women, in general; female-oriented teleiophilia.

Noun

gynephilia (uncountable)

  1. The love of women; a sexual attraction to women, in general; female-oriented teleiophilia.

gynephilia meaning in Tamil

gynephilia in Tamil

இளைஞர்களின் பெண் விருப்பம்

Forms of gynephilia

alternative formgynophilia

Origin of gynephilia

From Ancient Greek. By surface analysis, gyne- + -philia (See gyne).

Questions about gynephilia

What does gynephilia mean?
Gynephilia means the love of women; a sexual attraction to women, in general; female-oriented teleiophilia.
What is gynephilia in Tamil?
Gynephilia in Tamil is இளைஞர்களின் பெண் விருப்பம். See Gynephilia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gynephilia?
Gynephilia is a noun.

Words near gynephilia in the dictionary

  1. gyneolater
  2. gyneolaters
  3. gyneolatry
  4. gynephile
  5. gynephiles
  6. gynephilia
  7. gynephilic
  8. gynephobe
  9. gynephobes
  10. gynephobia
  11. gynephobic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gynephilia (page history and authors); gynephilia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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