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Meaning of "philogyny" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PHILOGYNY

From Greek philogunia, from philo- + gunē woman.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PHILOGYNY

philogyny  [fɪˈlɒdʒɪnɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHILOGYNY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Philogyny 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 PHILOGYNY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Philogyny

Philogyny is fondness, love, or admiration towards women. Its antonym is misogyny. Cicero reports the word could be used in Greek philosophy to denote being overly fond of women, which was considered a disease along with misogyny.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHILOGYNY


androgyny
ænˈdrɒdʒɪnɪ
anthropogeny
ˌænθrəˈpɒdʒɪnɪ
dynamogeny
ˌdaɪnəˈmɒdʒɪnɪ
embryogeny
ˌɛmbrɪˈɒdʒɪnɪ
epirogeny
ˌɛpaɪˈrɒdʒɪnɪ
ethnogeny
ɛθˈnɒdʒɪnɪ
gametogeny
ˌɡæmɪˈtɒdʒɪnɪ
hologyny
hɒˈlɒdʒɪnɪ
homogeny
hɒˈmɒdʒɪnɪ
isogeny
aɪˈsɒdʒɪnɪ
metallogeny
ˌmetəˈlɒdʒɪnɪ
misogyny
mɪˈsɒdʒɪnɪ
orogeny
ɒˈrɒdʒɪnɪ
pathogeny
pəˈθɒdʒɪnɪ
phylogeny
faɪˈlɒdʒɪnɪ
progeny
ˈprɒdʒɪnɪ
proterogyny
ˌprəʊtəˈrɒdʒɪnɪ
spermatogeny
ˌspɜːməˈtɒdʒɪnɪ
sporogeny
spɔːˈrɒdʒɪnɪ
thaumatogeny
ˌθɔːməˈtɒdʒɪnɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHILOGYNY

philodendra
philodendron
philogynist
philogynous
philol.
philologer
philologian
philologic
philological
philologically
philologist
philologue
philology
philomath
philomathic
philomathical
philomathy
philomel
Philomela
philomot

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHILOGYNY

Anthony
any
bunny
company
ebony
epigyny
funny
Germany
gyny
horny
hypogyny
johnny
many
monogyny
perigyny
polygyny
skinny
sunny
tiny
tony

Synonyms and antonyms of philogyny in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «philogyny» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHILOGYNY

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

Translator English - Chinese

philogyny
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

philogyny
570 millions of speakers

English

philogyny
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

philogyny
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

philogyny
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

philogyny
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

philogyny
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্ত্রীজাতির প্রতি অনুরাগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

philogyny
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Philogyny
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

philogyny
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

philogyny
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

philogyny
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Philogyny
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

philogyny
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெண்கள் மீது தீரா ஆர்வம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फिलोग्यनी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

philogyny
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

philogyny
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

philogyny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

philogyny
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

philogyny
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

philogyny
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

philogyny
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

philogyny
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

philogyny
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of philogyny

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHILOGYNY»

The term «philogyny» is used very little and occupies the 185.866 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of philogyny
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHILOGYNY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «philogyny» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «philogyny» 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 philogyny

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHILOGYNY»

Discover the use of philogyny in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to philogyny and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Philogyny
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Philogyny is fondness, love, or admiration towards women. It is the antonym of misogyny.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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New Scientist
Later it can just be a nightmare. □ PERSPECTIVE Phylogeny v philogyny Donald Zochert One of the great debates currently raging in the biological sciences concerns the relative merits of phylogeny v philogyny. Reputations have been made ...
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The Best Words
philogyny (fi-LOJ-ah-nee) noun fondness for, or love of, women. He was a Turk, the colour of mahogany; And Laura saw him, and at first was glad, Because the Turks so much admire philogyny, Although their usage of their wives is sad; 'Tis ...
Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2011
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Invention of the Renaissance Woman: The Challenge of Female ...
... like the texts already studied, the Orlando furioso attempts to reform the reader's misogynist notion of woman or confirm his philogyny by demonstrating the excellence of womankind by means of historical examples and logic. The poem is an ...
Pamela Joseph Benson, 2010
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Texts from the Querelle, 1521-1615
Misogyny and its opposite, philogyny, have been perennial topics in Western literature from its earliest days to the present day, but only at certain historic periods have pro-woman authors challenged fundamental negative assumptions about ...
Pamela Joseph Benson, Betty Travitsky, Anne Lake Prescott, 2008
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New Scientist
The term phylogeny signifies the historical development of a species — its line of descent or evolutionary development. Man is to monkey, for instance, as phylogeny is to philogyny. (This is called a tautology, which means "beyond definition".) ...
‎1979
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Roget's Thesaurus of Words for Intellectuals: Synonyms, ...
Although the women in her circle made high-minded speeches about her morality, Mrs. Able knewfull well that most of them had had a PARAMOUR at one time or another. philogyny (fi-LOJ-uh-nee). The love of or fondness for women.
David Olsen, Michelle Bevilacqua, 2011
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The Verbal Icon: Studies in the Meaning of Poetry
He was a Turk, the colour of mahogany; And Laura saw him, and at first was glad, Because the Turks so much admire philogyny, Although their usage of their wives is sad; Tis said they use no better than a dog any Poor woman, whom they ...
William Kurtz Wimsatt, Monroe C. Beardsley, 1954
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The Difference Satire Makes: Rhetoric and Reading from ...
Consider one of the most notoriously "Byronic" of its stanzas: He was a Turk, the colour of mahogany; And Laura saw him, and at first was glad, Because the Turks so much admire philogyny, Although their usage of their wives is sad; 'Tis said ...
Fredric V. Bogel, 2001
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God's Self-confident Daughters: Early Christianity and the ...
The question is the subject of strong disagreement.14 Yet here we must distinguish between factual and ideological philogyny (and misogyny): at least in some Gnostic churches an egalitarian praxis that matched the early Christian equality ...
Anne Jensen, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHILOGYNY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term philogyny is used in the context of the following news items.
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A call for women's justice
Here is where she demonstrates that philogyny is not a part of her outlook. “Gender justice is the notion that men and women deserve equal ... «The Daily Star, Jul 14»
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How do you define romance? Wonderfully poetic Japanese …
If you're still hoping for linguistics to bail you out, we recommend going with “philogyny.” DR 3. Source: Alfalfa Mosaic Top image: Livedoor «ROCKETNEWS24, Jan 14»
3
'Men's rights' are a big whinge
Misandry is its male counterpart, but the opposite of misogyny is actually "philogyny", which the dictionary defines as a "love or liking for ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Nov 13»
4
Sexism and misogyny: what's the difference?
Misogyny, and philogyny for that matter, seems to imply an essential state of being, perhaps an inability to change an outlook, a claim about ... «The Guardian, Aug 13»
5
Nintendo Wii U
@Philogyny No matter how much you like Super Mario or Mario Kart, the PS/Xbox players will insist that Little Big Planet or Forzas are better ... «CNET, Jun 12»
6
Our stunted society
If the above written is true, the would any body tell me what philogyny is. Recommend. Rana Shabbir. May 12, 2012 - 12:34AM. Reply. Country ... «The Express Tribune, May 12»
7
Alan Bennett's Tales of Vice
Bennett's philogyny made a notable exception for Margaret Thatcher in her heyday, but it has otherwise extended from “Miss Shepherd,” the ... «New York Times, Dec 11»
8
What the Dickens do YOU know?
(a) malison; (b) mormal; (c) ninny-hammer; (e) opsimath; (f) oxter; (g) philogyny; (h) recrudescence; (i) spraints; (j) torticollis; (k) tripthong. 1. «Daily Mail, Dec 11»
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Kuntzweiler Comeback Gaining Momentum
Kuntzweiler guided Columbine Stable's Philogyny ($11) to a victory in the fourth race and owner-trainer Judith Parke's Charma Posse ($29.20) ... «BloodHorse, Nov 10»
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Thrilling assault on summit and senses
Is there such a word as “philogyny”? [There is – Ed.] If there isn't there should be. It would mean a blind, sentimental faith in femininity's higher ... «Financial Times, Dec 08»

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