Meanings
nounlygophilia (uncountable)
- uncountableThe love of darkness.
Origin
- Ancient Greekλύγη“twilight”
- Englishlygophilia
From Ancient Greek λύγη (lúgē, “twilight”) and φιλέω (philéō, “I love”).
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Rhymes with lygophilia
pedophiliahaemophilianecrophiliaphiliacoprophiliajuveniliaklismaphiliaandrophiliaaptophiliaaquaphiliaasphyxiophiliaautoandrogynemorphophiliaautoandrophiliaautogynandromorphophiliaautogynephiliaautonepiophiliabibliophiliabiophiliaclaustrophiliadiscophiliaephebophiliaeproctophiliageophiliagerontophilia
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APA
lygophilia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lygophilia
MLA
“lygophilia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lygophilia. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lygophilia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lygophilia.
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