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Meaning of "ailurophilia" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AILUROPHILIA

ailurophilia  [aɪˌlʊərəˈfɪlɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AILUROPHILIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ailurophilia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AILUROPHILIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ailurophilia in the English dictionary

The definition of ailurophilia in the dictionary is a love of cats.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AILUROPHILIA


ailourophilia
aɪˌluːrəˈfɪlɪə
arctophilia
ˌɑːktəˈfɪlɪə
basophilia
ˌbeɪsəˈfɪlɪə
biophilia
ˌbaɪəʊˈfɪlɪə
canophilia
ˌkænəˈfɪlɪə
claustrophilia
ˌklɔːstrəˈfɪlɪə
eosinophilia
ˌiːəʊˌsɪnəˈfɪlɪə
ephebophilia
ɪˌfiːbəˈfɪlɪə
Germanophilia
dʒɜːˌmænəˈfɪlɪə
gerontophilia
dʒɛˌrɒntəˈfɪlɪə
hemophilia
ˌhiːməˈfɪlɪə
paedophilia
ˌpiːdəʊˈfɪlɪə
Pamphylia
pæmˈfɪlɪə
paraphilia
ˌpærəˈfɪlɪə
pedophilia
ˌpiːdəʊˈfɪlɪə
scopophilia
ˌskɒpəˈfɪlɪə
scoptophilia
ˌskɒptəˈfɪlɪə
stigmatophilia
stɪɡˌmætəˈfɪlɪə
topophilia
ˌtɒpəˈfɪlɪə
zoophilia
ˌzəʊəˈfɪlɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AILUROPHILIA

ail
ailanthic
ailanthus
ailanto
aileron
ailette
ailing
ailment
ailourophile
ailourophilia
ailourophilic
ailourophobe
ailourophobia
ailourophobic
ailurophile
ailurophilic
ailurophobe
ailurophobia
ailurophobic
aim

WORDS THAT END LIKE AILUROPHILIA

Anglophilia
automobilia
Cecilia
cilia
coprophilia
cynophilia
Europhilia
haemophilia
ilia
Ismailia
juvenilia
memorabilia
milia
monilia
necrophilia
neophilia
Reggio nell´Emilia
retrophilia
Sicilia
technophilia

Synonyms and antonyms of ailurophilia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ailurophilia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AILUROPHILIA

Find out the translation of ailurophilia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ailurophilia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ailurophilia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

ailurophilia
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ailurophilia
570 millions of speakers

English

ailurophilia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ailurophilia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رغاب الهررة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ailurophilia
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Ailurophilia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ailurophilia
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ailurophilia
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ailurophilia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ailurophilia
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ailurophilia
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ailurophilia
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ailurophilia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ailurophilia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பூனைப்பாச மிகைப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आयल्युरॉफिलिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ailurophilia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ailurophilia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ailurophilia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ailurophilia
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ailurophilia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ailurophilia
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ailurophilia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ailurophilia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ailurophilia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ailurophilia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AILUROPHILIA»

The term «ailurophilia» is used very little and occupies the 162.214 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AILUROPHILIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ailurophilia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ailurophilia» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ailurophilia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AILUROPHILIA»

Discover the use of ailurophilia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ailurophilia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Body Language and Emotion of Cats
The venerable Dorland's informed me that ailurophilia comes from the Greek ailouras ("cat") and philein ("to love"). So far, so good; obviously, as any cat lover knows, an ailurophile is someone who loves cats. But unless your physician ...
Myrna M. Milani, 1987
2
Science-fiction, the Early Years: A Full Description of More ...
Acumen: 2130. Aggressiveness: 414k, 922, 1322, 1756a, 2106a, 2232a, 2328f. Ailurophilia: 1886e. Altruism: 1267, 2338, 2444e. Amorality: 1444c. Conscience: 1606. Creativity: 117b. Depression: 1164, 2260, 2261. Devastating insight: 923.
Everett Franklin Bleiler, Richard Bleiler, 1990
3
Cupid's Secret: How To Write Irresistible Personal Ads: ...
Sesquipedalian pedagogue seeks polysyllabic etymologist First off, you should know I am afflicted with both ailurophilia and canophilia and I'd like to find someone sharing a similar condition. I am an ardent cruciverbalist and would hope you ...
Mark Petterson, 101
4
1,001 Things You Always Wanted To Know About Cats
... 560-562 African wildcat, 409 Agatha, Saint, 540 Agincourt, Battle of, 578 ailurophilia, ailurophobia, 472, 974, 975 Alexander the Great, 751 Alexander of Tralles, 570 ALF, 872 Algonquin Hotel (New York), The, 987 Alice in Wonderland , 804, ...
J. Stephen Lang, 2004
5
Pretty White Kitty: Scherzo (as Told to Joybells)
I've often wondered if I might be just the kind of cat who would be a bridge from ailurophobia to ailurophilia. An ailurophile loves cats. Thank God, millions of people love cats. I suppose if one could count the world's population of cats, we ...
Joy Swinney Dutton, Joybells, 2001
6
On the Shoulders of Giants: The Post-Italianate Edition
... I must report that the 1972 Supplement to the OED has an entry for ailurophobia (morbid fear of cats) and ailurophobe (a person so afflicted) but nary a mention of my loving coinage ailurophile (and, as an obvious derivative, ailurophilia) .
Robert K. Merton, 1965
7
Now That's Incredible:
Over 15 tons of dog pooh are deposited every day throughout the streets of Paris. A. Your tongue. Ailurophilia is the love of cats. On the opposite end. According to people who know this kind of thing, the average person 'produces' about half a ...
8
The Homeschooler's Book of Lists: More Than 250 Lists, ...
Word acustiophilia aerophilia ailurophilia anglophilia anthophilous anthropophilia astraphilia astrophilia noise/sounds Means “the love of . . .” air, flight, being in the air cats England, the English, English customs, etc. (or admiration for England ...
Sonya Haskins, 2007
9
Funny Side of English
... from ailurophobia. If you have excessive interest in cats, you are called an ailuromaniac or you are said to be suffering from ailuromania. When you are a lover of cats, you are called an ailurophile or you are a person having ailurophilia .
O.A. Booty, 2002
10
Que Me Veux-tu?: Claude Cahun's Photomontages
... wearing of multiple masks.4 Accordingly, embracing the notion that Cahun's ethnicity influenced her work does not exclude it being affected by her gender, sexual orientation, interest in the theatre or even ailurophilia.5 As Amartya Sen notes ...
Roger Pilgrim

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AILUROPHILIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ailurophilia is used in the context of the following news items.
1
You never know what people will love
Ailurophilia” is the love of cats. “Ailouros” is the Greek root word for “cat.” Arctophily. “Arctophily” is the collecting of teddy bears. “Arktos” is the ... «The Virginian-Pilot, Mar 15»
2
Alex Ross Perry Needs Help Saving 'Listen Up Philip's' Acclaimed …
All this ailurophilia may seem strange to non-cat lover (or, worse, dog people), but the writer-cat bond is a sacred one, born of long, solitary ... «Indie Wire, Feb 15»
3
House cats have claimed a cosy spot at the pinnacle of the pet …
What is behind this outbreak of ailurophilia? Lolcats. Keyboard Cat. NONONO Cat. Nyan Cat. Maru. Lil' Bub. Henri, the Existential Cat. Happy ... «Calgary Herald, Apr 14»
4
Strange Facts About Cats That You Probably Don't Know
Oddstuffmagazine has recently published some odd and interesting facts about cats.“Ailurophilia,” for example, is the “official” term used to ... «Softpedia, Sep 12»

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