Meanings
nounandrophilia (uncountable)
- uncountableA love of or sexual attraction to men or masculinity.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂nḗr
- Proto-Hellenic*anḗr
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓νδρός (ăndrós)
- Englishandro-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰil-o-s
- Ancient Greekφῐ́λος (phĭ́los)
- Ancient Greekφῐλῐ́ᾱ (phĭlĭ́ā)
- Englishandrophilia
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 男性戀 /男性恋
- 男性戀 /男性恋 (nánxìngliàn)sexual attraction to men
German Androphilie
- Androphiliesexual attraction to men
Japanese 男性愛
- 男性愛 (danseiai)sexual attraction to men
Korean 남성애
- 남성애 (namseong'ae)sexual attraction to men
Polish androfilia
- androfiliasexual attraction to men
Portuguese androfilia
- androfiliasexual attraction to men
Russian андрофили́я
- андрофили́я (androfilíja)sexual attraction to men
Spanish androfilia
- androfiliasexual attraction to men
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with androphilia
pedophiliahaemophilianecrophiliaphiliacoprophiliajuveniliaklismaphiliaaptophiliaaquaphiliaasphyxiophiliaautoandrogynemorphophiliaautoandrophiliaautogynandromorphophiliaautogynephiliaautonepiophiliabibliophiliabiophiliaclaustrophiliadiscophiliaephebophiliaeproctophiliageophiliagerontophiliaglossophilia
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
androphilia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/androphilia
MLA
“androphilia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/androphilia. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “androphilia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/androphilia.
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