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microphilia

UK/ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈfɪl.i.ə/US/ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈfɪl.i.ə/

microphilia noun: a love of trivia or minutiae.

Noun

microphilia (uncountable)

  1. A love of trivia or minutiae.
  2. A paraphilia involving attraction to small people.
    • "This guy's into microphilia — or is it macrophilia? He gets off on being made to feel that he's really small."2006, David Stukas, Biceps Of Death, page 14
    • The giantess fetish, whether it's macrophilia or microphilia, is a pretty unique one. What y'all want is to be made to feel tiny by a bigger, stronger, superior woman.2010, Diamond, “Black BBW Goddess Fulfills All Your Giantess Fetish Fantasies”, in alt.sex.telephone.alt (Usenet)
  3. A love of tiny objects, microorganisms, or microbiology.

Origin of microphilia

micro- + -philia

Words that rhyme with microphilia

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Questions about microphilia

What does microphilia mean?
Microphilia means a love of trivia or minutiae.
What part of speech is microphilia?
Microphilia is a noun.
How do you pronounce microphilia?
Microphilia is pronounced /ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈfɪl.i.ə/ (UK).

Words near microphilia in the dictionary

  1. microphenotype
  2. microphenotypes
  3. microphilanthropy
  4. microphile
  5. microphiles
  6. microphilia
  7. microphobia
  8. microphone
  9. microphoned
  10. microphones
  11. microphonic

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