philo-, phil-, -phile, -philia, -philic, -philous, -phily, -philiac, -philist, -philism
(Greek: love, loving, friendly to, fondness for, attraction to; strong tendency toward, affinity for; no hate, hatred, dislike, or negative responses)
brandophilist
A collector of or a fondness for collecting cigar bands.
brewcanophilist, brewcanophilist
A collector of or a fondness for collecting beer cans. Also known as “breweriana collecting”.
brontophile
Someone who is fond of thunderstorms.
bryophile
bryophilous
bryophilous, bryophile, bryophily
In biology, thriving in habitats rich in mosses and liverworts.
bryophily
buttisephile, buttisephilist
A collector of bottles, a fondness for collecting bottles.
butyrophil, butyrophilia
A fondness for butter.
cactophilist, cactophilist
A collector of cacti.
cagophilist, cagophilist
A collector of or a fondness for collecting keys.
calcardophile, calcardophilist
A collector of visiting cards [could this be “business cards”?].
calciphilic, calciphile, calciphily
In biology, thriving in environments rich in calcium salts; boring into calcareous shells.
callcynophile, callcynophilist
A collector of dog collars.
callinebephile, callinebephilist
A collector of nibs or quill pens (a nib refers to the point of a quill pen) or the collecting of fountain-pen points.
You may take a self-scoring quiz over some of the words in this section by just clicking this Philo Quiz #1 link.Related "love, fondness" units: agape-; amat-; vener-; venus.
