Meanings
adjectiveheliophilous (comparative more heliophilous, superlative most heliophilous)
comparative more heliophilous · superlative most heliophilous
- biologyThat needs, or tolerates, a high level of direct sunlight.
Synonyms: heliophilic · Antonyms: heliophobic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveThat needs, or tolerates, a high level of direct sunlight.
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Translations
Catalan heliòfil
- heliòfilneeding or tolerating a high level of sunlight
Czech heliofilní
- heliofilníneeding or tolerating a high level of sunlight
French héliophile
- héliophileneeding or tolerating a high level of sunlight
Greek ηλιόφιλος
- ηλιόφιλος (iliófilos)needing or tolerating a high level of sunlight
Italian eliofilo, lucivago
- eliofiloneeding or tolerating a high level of sunlight
- lucivagoneeding or tolerating a high level of sunlight
Polish światłolubny, heliofilny
- światłolubnyneeding or tolerating a high level of sunlight
- heliofilnyneeding or tolerating a high level of sunlight
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heliophilous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heliophilous
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“heliophilous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heliophilous. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heliophilous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heliophilous.
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