Philias...
The suffixes –philia and –philic are related to –phile. Philia is actually also a noun which means “amity, affection, friendship; fondness, liking,” coming from the ancient Greek word for “friendship.” When you add –philia as a suffix, it means “love of <something.>” Below I have compiled a list of some the philes that define me. They are quite precise and also the only "real"philes I could find that truly relate to me:
astrophile: a lover of the stars
bibliophile: a lover of books; a book-fancier
logophile: a lover of words.
theophile: one who loves God
xenophile: fond of or attracted by foreign things or people
pluviophile: a lover of rain.
Being a lover of many things, I do not limit myself to only defining myself by the official philes as listed above. I decided to craft some of my own philias by compounding a favorite subject with its Latin, French or Greek root. Observe:
phonophile: fond of or attracted by music and/or sound
pathiophile: fond of or attracted by emotion
ocuphile: a lover of eyes.
phyllophile: a lover of trees or leaves.
artemphile: fond of or attracted by works of art.
putophile: one who loves to think.
animophile: fond of or attracted by life and/or spirits.
cryptophile: fond of or attracted by secrets or keeping secrets.
esthaphile: fond of or attracted by beauty; a lover of sensation and feeling.
juvenphile: fond of or attracted by youth or young things.
oestophile: a lover of bones.
mariophile: a lover of the sea or ocean.
cosmophile: a lover of the universe.
graphiphile: a lover of the written word or writing.
amiphile: fond of or attracted by love.
urbophile: fond of or attracted by the city or urban envoirnment. (also known as "poliphile/philic/philia")
auctumnusphile: one who loves Autumn.
niphaphile: a lover of snow.
plexaphile: one who loves braids or intricate designs.
anthophile: a lover of flowers (specifically peonies).
pothichephile: fond of or attracted by pottery or more formally all things in relation to "Harry Potter".
anthrophile: fond of or attracted by people and/or human cultures (also known as "popophilic" or "demophilia").
hyperintelligeniaphile: fond of or attracted by knowing, knowledge, or growth in understanding.
montiophile: a lover of mountains.
pseudoanticphile: fond of or attracted by things of or belonging to the past.
