-phile

suffix

-phile

suffix

/faɪ̯l/

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

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Morpheme Forming nouns and adjectives meaning "loving", "friendly", or "friend".

  • Scott is such a bibliophile that he won't even put that book down.
Related terms
-philia, -philiac, -maniac, -mane

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