papyrophilia

P3A1P3Y4R1O1P3H4I1L1I1A1

noun

A preoccupation with paper, or by extension with written sources or bureaucratic paperwork.

Scrabble 24
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounpapyrophilia (uncountable)
  1. humoroussometimesuncountableA preoccupation with paper, or by extension with written sources or bureaucratic paperwork.

Origin

From papyro- + -philia.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: papyrophilia on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.