lucifugous

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adjective

Having a dislike of light, particularly from the sun.

“Dracula is a lucifugous villain.”

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lucifugal
OriginLatin lucifugus →
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Meanings

adjectivelucifugous (comparative more lucifugous, superlative most lucifugous)

comparative more lucifugous · superlative most lucifugous

  1. Having a dislike of light, particularly from the sun.

    Dracula is a lucifugous villain.

  2. nocturnal

    Owls and bats and other such shy and lucifugous creatures.

    1865, Oakley, Hist. Notes 36

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivelight-avoiding

Similar
lucifugal
Also see
lucifugalnocturnal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinlucifugus“light-fleeing”
  2. Englishlucifugous

From Latin lucifugus (“light-fleeing”), from lucere (“to shine”) + fugere (“to flee”). By surface analysis, luci- + -fugous.

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APA

lucifugous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lucifugous

MLA

“lucifugous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lucifugous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lucifugous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lucifugous.

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