microphilia

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UK/ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈfɪl.i.ə/UK/-ˈfiː.li.ə/US/ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈfɪl.i.ə/US/-ˈfi.li.ə/

noun

A love of trivia or minutiae.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounmicrophilia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA love of trivia or minutiae.
  2. uncountableA paraphilia involving attraction to small people.

    "This guy's into microphilia — or is it macrophilia? He gets off on being made to feel that he's really small."

    2006, David Stukas, Biceps Of Death, page 14
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    The giantess fetish, whether it's macrophilia or microphilia, is a pretty unique one. What y'all want is to be made to feel tiny by a bigger, stronger, superior woman.

    2010, Diamond, “Black BBW Goddess Fulfills All Your Giantess Fetish Fantasies”, in alt.sex.telephone.alt (Usenet)

    'Still, it's true. First we get pygmy hippos blown up, then we come across a dwarf skeleton. Someone's into microphilia.'

    2016, Paul Johnston, Skeleton Blues
  3. uncountableA love of tiny objects, microorganisms, or microbiology.

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APA

microphilia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microphilia

MLA

“microphilia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microphilia. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microphilia,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microphilia.

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