Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z philodemic Having a love for the people. Philodemician A member of the Philodemic Society of Georgetown University Philodemus Philodemus of Gadara, an Epicurean philosopher and poet philodendron Any of several climbing plants, of the genus Philodendron, native to America and the West Indies that are often grown as house plants. philodinid Any rotifer in the family Philodinidae. philodorian exhibiting a form of Laconophilia, love for or obsession with the Dorians (especially as a race). philodox A person with an excessive interest in his/her own opinions. philodoxer One who is interested in opinions or beliefs, rather than facts. philodoxic Interested in opinions rather than facts; philodoxical. philodoxical Interested in opinions or beliefs, rather than facts. philodramatic Having a love of dramatic performances. philodramatist One who loves dramatic performances. philodromid Any spider in the family Philodromidae. philofelist A person who is fond of cats. philogastric Fond of eating. Philogene A surname. philogenitive Fond of children. philogenitiveness The quality of being philogenitive. philograph An instrument like a viewfinder to aid in the construction of diagrams by indicating perspective. philographer A person devoted to studying and producing written works. philographic Having or relating to a love of writing. philography An academic discipline of all forms and styles of writing philogynist someone who is fond of women collectively. philogynistic Loving women. philogynous Fond of women. philogyny Love or fondness for women. Philolexian A member of the Philolexian Society of Columbia University, one of the oldest college literary societies in the United States. philolithite A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral with the chemical formula Pb₁₂O₆Mn₇(SO₄)(CO₃)₄Cl₄(OH)₁₂. philologaster An inferior philologist. philologer A philologist. philologian A philologist. philologic philological philological Of or pertaining to the history of literature and words. philologically In a philological manner. philologist A person who engages in philology (historical linguistics), especially as a profession; a collector of words and their etymologies. philologistic Of or pertaining to philology. philologize To do the work of a philologist, to study words and their origins. philologue A philologist. philology The humanistic study of texts and their languages, especially ancient or classical languages. philomath A lover of learning; a scholar. philomathematical Fond of mathematics. philomathic Relating to philomathy. philomathical philomathic philomathy The love of learning or literature. philomel The nightingale. Philomela The sister of Procne who is raped and mutilated by her brother-in-law Tereus and supposedly transformed into a bird by the gods. Philomena A female given name from Ancient Greek. philomene The nightingale. philometrid Any member of the family Philometridae of nematodes. philomuse A lover of the Muses or poetry. philomusical Loving music. philomycid Any slug in the family Philomycidae. philoneism The love of novelty or innovation. philoneist One who loves or likes what is new or innovative. philoneistic Favorable to change and dismissive of new ideas or innovations. Philonian Of or relating to Philo of Alexandria (c. 25 BCE – c. 50 CE), a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher. Philonism The philosophy of Philo of Alexandria. Philonist Synonym of Philonian. philonium An ancient supposed antidote for poison, consisting of spikenard, henbane, pyrethrum, euphorbia and saffron, and possibly also honey and opium. philopatric Of or pertaining to philopatry. philopatry The tendency of an animal to return to, or stay in, its home area or birthplace. philopedia Love or fondness for children. philopena A game in which a person, on finding a double-kernelled almond or nut, may offer the second kernel to another person and demand a playful forfeit from that person to be paid on their next meeting. The forfeit may simply be to exchange the greeting "Good-day, Philopena" or it may be more elaborate. Philopenas were often played as a form of flirtation. philophobe Someone who suffers from philophobia; someone who fears falling in love. philophobia fear of falling in love philophobic Of, relating to, or exhibiting philophobia. philophronesis The expression of a friendly relationship between the speaker or writer and the addressee. philopolemic Exalting or supporting conflict or war. philopolemical Synonym of philopolemic. philopotamid Any caddis fly in the family Philopotamidae. philoprogeneity The condition of loving one's offspring. philoprogenitive Prolific, or producing many offspring. philoprogenitively In a philoprogenitive way. philoprogenitiveness The state or condition of being philoprogenitive. philopterid Any of the family Philopteridae of lice. philornithic Fond of birds. philoroman Friendly with Rome. philosciid Any woodlouse in the family Philosciidae. philosofoid A woman who acts as though she has deep expertise in philosophy, while in reality only having surface-level knowledge; a female philosophoid or pseudophilosopher. philosopause The informally observed tendency of mature or elderly scientists, who apparently have outlived their most productive years of research and similar practical work, to discontinue or decrease their participation in such activity, in favour of pursuing, and often publishing, philosophical theories or speculations. Commonly the implication is that such works are beyond the authors' recognised field of competence, and, as a result, typically of disappointing value or standard. philosophaster A pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher. philosophastering Engaging in petty or fallacious philosophy. philosophastry Bad or sham philosophy. philosophate To philosophize. philosophation philosophical speculation and discussion philosophe Any of the leading philosophers or intellectuals of the 18th-century French Enlightenment. philosopheme A philosophical statement, theorem or axiom. philosopher A lover of wisdom. philosopheress A female philosopher. philosophership The role or status of a philosopher. philosophess A female philosopher. philosophic Synonym of philosophical. philosophical Of, or pertaining to, philosophy. philosophicality The quality of being philosophical. philosophically With regards to philosophy. philosophicalness The quality of being philosophical. philosophication The process of bringing something into the realm of philosophy. philosophicide The killing of a philosopher. philosophicohistorical Relating to philosophy and history. philosophicolegal Relating to philosophy and law. philosophicopsychological Both philosophical and psychological; of or relating to both philosophy and psychology. philosophicoreligious Relating to philosophy and religion. philosophicotheological Relating to philosophy and theology. philosophism spurious philosophy; the love or practice of sophistry philosophist A practitioner or adherent of philosophism. philosophistic Exhibiting a love of or tendency toward sophistry; pertaining to spurious philosophy. philosophizability The quality of being philosophizable. philosophizable Capable of being discussed in a philosophical context. philosophization Process or action of philosophizing. philosophize To ponder or reason out philosophically. philosophizer A philosopher, a person who writes or reasons in philosophy. philosophizing philosophical thought or discussion philosophobia An aversion to philosophy. philosophocracy Government by philosophers. philosophoid A philosophical sciolist; a self-proclaimed expert in philosophy who exhibits only superficial knowledge. philosophunculist A minor or insignificant philosopher; someone who claims philosophical expertise that they do not possess. philosophy An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism, often attempting to provide explanations relating to general concepts such as existence and rationality. philosophylike Resembling philosophy. Philosothon An annual competition where students explore philosophical and ethical issues. philostorgy Parental love. philotarsid Any barklouse in the family Philotarsidae. philotechnic Fond of the arts. philotechnist A person who is fond of the arts. philotherian A lover of animals. philotherm Synonym of thermophile. philotimia The urge to be thought superior; excessive ambition. philoxenia Love of strangers; eagerness to show hospitality. Philoxenian Of or relating to Philoxenus of Mabbug (died 523), Syriac prose writer and a champion of Miaphysitism. philoxenic Showing philoxenia, hospitable. philoxeny A love of foreigners or strangers. philozoic Fond of animals. philozoist a lover of all forms of life (as opposed to only humans or those life forms useful to humans) Philp A surname transferred from the given name. Philpin A surname transferred from the given name. Philpot A surname transferred from the given name. Philpots A surname transferred from the given name. Philpott A surname transferred from the given name. Philpotts A surname transferred from the given name. Philps A surname transferred from the given name. Philpstoun A village in West Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT0477). Philson A surname transferred from the given name. philter A kind of potion, charm, or drug; especially a love potion intended to make the drinker fall in love with the giver. Philthadelphia The city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. philtrum The shallow vertical groove running from the nasal septum to the center of the upper lip. Philturn The former name of Philmont Scout Ranch, with the full name of Philturn Rocky Mountain Scout Camp. Philyaw A surname. philydraceous Of or relating to the Philydraceae. Philyra A number of figures in Greek mythology. See Wikipedia. phimosed Exhibiting phimosis. phimosiectomy The excision of the foreskin in order to correct phimosis.