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Meaning of "technophilia" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TECHNOPHILIA

technophilia  [ˌtɛknəʊˈfɪlɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TECHNOPHILIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Technophilia 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 TECHNOPHILIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Technophilia

Technophilia refers generally to a strong enthusiasm for technology, especially new technologies such as personal computers, the Internet, mobile phones and home cinema. The term is used in sociology to examine individuals' interactions with society and is contrasted with technophobia. On a psychodynamic level, technophilia generates the expression of its opposite, technophobia. Technophilia and technophobia are the two extremes of the relationship between technology and society. The technophile regards most or all technology positively, adopts new forms of technology enthusiastically and sees it as a means to improve life, whilst some may even view it as a means to combat social problems. The term technophilia is used as a way of highlighting how technology can evoke in humans strong positive futuristic feelings. However, the reverential attitude towards technology that technophilia produces can sometimes inhibit realistic appraisals of the social and environmental impacts of technology on society. Technophiles do not fear of the effects of technological developments on society, as do technophobes.

Definition of technophilia in the English dictionary

The definition of technophilia in the dictionary is enthusiasm for technology and the latest technological devices.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TECHNOPHILIA


Anglophilia
ˌæŋɡləʊˈfɪlɪə
biophilia
ˌbaɪəʊˈfɪlɪə
claustrophilia
ˌklɔːstrəˈfɪlɪə
coprophilia
ˌkɒprəʊˈfɪlɪə
cynophilia
ˌsɪnəʊˈfɪlɪə
eosinophilia
ˌiːəʊˌsɪnəˈfɪlɪə
Europhilia
ˌjʊərəʊˈfɪlɪə
gerontophilia
dʒɛˌrɒntəˈfɪlɪə
haemophilia
ˌhiːməʊˈfɪlɪə
hemophilia
ˌhiːməˈfɪlɪə
necrophilia
ˌnɛkrəʊˈfɪlɪə
neophilia
ˌniːəʊˈfɪlɪə
paedophilia
ˌpiːdəʊˈfɪlɪə
Pamphylia
pæmˈfɪlɪə
paraphilia
ˌpærəˈfɪlɪə
pedophilia
ˌpiːdəʊˈfɪlɪə
retrophilia
ˌretrəʊˈfɪlɪə
scopophilia
ˌskɒpəˈfɪlɪə
thrombophilia
ˌθrɒmbəʊˈfɪlɪə
zoophilia
ˌzəʊəˈfɪlɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TECHNOPHILIA

technologically
technologies
technologise
technologist
technologize
technology
technology agreement
technomania
technomaniac
technophile
technophobe
technophobia
technophobic
technopole
technopolis
technopolitan
technopop
technospeak
technostress
technostructure

WORDS THAT END LIKE TECHNOPHILIA

ailourophilia
ailurophilia
arctophilia
automobilia
canophilia
Cecilia
cilia
ephebophilia
Germanophilia
ilia
Ismailia
juvenilia
memorabilia
milia
monilia
Reggio nell´Emilia
scoptophilia
Sicilia
stigmatophilia
topophilia

Synonyms and antonyms of technophilia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «technophilia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TECHNOPHILIA

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

Translator English - Chinese

technophilia
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tecnofilia
570 millions of speakers

English

technophilia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

technophilia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

technophilia
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

technophilia
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tecnofilia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

technophilia
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

technophilie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Technophilia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Technophilie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

technophilia
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

technophilia
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Technophilia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

technophilia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

technophilia
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टेक्नोफीलिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

technophilia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tecnofilia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

technophilia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

technophilia
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

technophilia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τεχνοφιλίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

technophilia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

technophilia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

technophilia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of technophilia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TECHNOPHILIA»

The term «technophilia» is normally little used and occupies the 134.723 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TECHNOPHILIA» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TECHNOPHILIA»

Discover the use of technophilia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to technophilia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Close to the Machine: Technophilia and its Discontents
<p><strong><em>Close to the Machine: Technophilia and Its Discontents</em>, Ellen Ullman's cult classic memoir of the world of computers in the 1980s and early 1990s, is an insight of a world we rarely see up close.</strong></p><p> ...
Ellen Ullman, 2012
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Body/politics: Women and the Discourses of Science
8. Technophilia: Technology,. Representation,. and. the. Feminine. Mary. Ann. Doane. The concept of the "body" has traditionally denoted the finite, a material limit that is absolute — so much so that the juxtaposition of the terms "concept" and ...
Mary Jacobus, Evelyn Fox Keller, Sally Shuttleworth, 1990
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Pandora's Box: Feminism Confronts Reproductive Technology
TECHNOPHILIA. 3s technological intervention in the womb the friend or foe of women? This chapter examines the theories of two feminists — Shulamith Firestone and Donna Haraway — as constructed examples of views that embrace ...
Nancy Lublin, 1998
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Technophilia
Technophilia and technophobia are the two extremes of the relationship between technology and society. The technophobe fears or dislikes technology, often regarding some or all technology with fear. e
Bartholomei Timotheos Crispinus, 2011
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Technophilia
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Timoteus Elmo, 2012
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Liquid Metal: The Science Fiction Film Reader
Technophilia: Technology,. Representation. and. the. Feminine. Mary. Ann. Doane. The concept of the 'body' has traditionally denoted the finite, a material limit that is absolute - so much so that the juxtaposition of the terms 'concept' and ' body' ...
Sean Redmond, 2004
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Early Modern Visual Culture: Representation, Race, and ...
A standard dream expressed in the contemporary discourse of technophilia is that the second nature of technology will enable humans to slough off the sorry skin of their first, or natural-born, nature. This elicits from crities of technophilia the  ...
Peter Erickson, Clark Hulse, 2000
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Branded Male: Marketing to Men
TECHNOPHILIA. When Apple Inc launched the iPhone on 29 June 2007, many young men were desperate to get their hands on one. Media coverage showed male purchasers brandishing the precious package, arms flung in the air as if ...
Mark Tungate, 2008
9
Technology and Values: Essential Readings
This is the ultimate raison d'être of a fully mature, appropriate technology. Technophilia and Appropriate Technology Compared: Four Examples In this section we shall explore more fully the contrast between the approach of appropriate ...
Craig Hanks, 2009
10
Theory in Landscape Architecture: A Reader
Topophilia Human/ Landscape Interaction Technophilia Technophobia Emotions / Attitudes toward a Specific Landscape Participant responds to a specific landscape as if it were an "objective" stimulus, placing it in a relative "field" of various ...
Simon R. Swaffield, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TECHNOPHILIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term technophilia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Twitch video gaming site a lesson in speech and gameplay
But I didn't become familiar with the culture around Twitch until I became a regular member of the Technophilia podcast. The podcast is broadcast primarily on ... «The Killeen Daily Herald, Jul 15»
2
From Cum Shots to Orgasmic GIFs, a Playful Take on Virtual Sex
Faith Holland's show TECHNOPHILIA at Transfer Gallery left me wanting more, kind of like I imagine a good dick pic would. Of course, like any sexualized image ... «Hyperallergic, Jul 15»
3
"Ookie Canvas 1" By Artist Faith Holland Is A Painting Made Out Of …
Technophilia as a whole looks at the sexualized nature of our relationship to technology,” Holland told Bustle via email. ”We use our devices to access sex and ... «Bustle, Jun 15»
4
Our Bodies, Our Machines: Inside The "New Intimacy" Of The Digital …
Technophilia posits that even after the bodies, be they sexual partners or porn ... The initial thinking for Technophilia began with a video Holland made in 2011 ... «Fast Company, Jun 15»
5
Faith Holland's Cum "Paintings" Aren't Your Usual Cum Paintings
Faith Holland's exhibition Technophilia at Transfer Gallery explores the crash between human sexuality and the internet in ways that range from funny (there's a ... «ArtSlant, Jun 15»
6
These GIFs are about sex: 'Technophilia' art show looks at sexuality …
Technophilia isn't your typical art exhibit — it combines “cum shots” from male muses and metaphors for visual orgasms. Technophilia is Faith Holland's first solo ... «Technical.ly Brooklyn, Jun 15»
7
Art of the Memory Palace – This Life is But a Passing Dream
... (Parts 1 and 2) which voyages through loose, narcotic Pink Floyd grooves and motorik hosannas via Sophtware Slump-era Grandaddy technophilia. There's a ... «The List, May 15»
8
Why Democrats Hate the Internet
Progressives mistake this brand of ignorant technophilia for being on the side of progress, when really it's just the flip side of technophobia. The technophobe ... «FrontPage Magazine, Mar 15»
9
A small step for Chappie, a giant leap for science fiction's narrative
... the monster is cobbled together out of dead bodies and animated, only to be rejected as abjectly horrific by the society whose technophilia has given him life. «Mail & Guardian Online, Mar 15»
10
A day with humanoid robots
The workshop--a joint venture of Full Throttle Workshop Wing, an initiative of the students of GEC, Barton Hill and Technophilia, a leading Delhi-based training ... «Times of India, Jan 15»

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