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gynephilic

gynephilic adjective: relating to gynephilia; woman-loving.

Adjective

gynephilic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to gynephilia; woman-loving.
    • Species dysphoria in zoophilic men can be understood as an outgrowth of autozoophilia, just as gender dysphoria in gynephilic men can be understood as an outgrowth of autogynephilia.2009 April, Anne A. Lawrence, “Erotic Target Location Errors: An Underappreciated Paraphilic Dimension”, in Journal of Sex Research, volume 46, numbers 2–3, Routledge; Society for the Scientific...

Origin of gynephilic

From gyne- + -philic.

Questions about gynephilic

What does gynephilic mean?
Gynephilic means relating to gynephilia; woman-loving.
What part of speech is gynephilic?
Gynephilic is an adjective.

Words near gynephilic in the dictionary

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

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