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nyctophilia
1. In biology, a preference for the dark or for night.
2. An abnormal preference for darkness or night.
This entry is located in the following unit: nycti-, nyct-, nycto-, nyc- + (page 2)
nyctophilia (s) (noun) (no pl)
A fondness for night or darkness: Affected by nyctophilia, Alice certainly had a positive feeling towards the time of night when it was quiet and peaceful, and she enjoyed so much the absence of traffic and police cars racing past her house.
This entry is located in the following unit: philo-, phil-, -phile, -philia, -philic, -philous, -phily, -philiac, -philist, -philism (page 41)