philogyny

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British, Southern, Standard/fɪˈlɔd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/British, Southern, Standard/faɪ̯ˈlɔd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/US/fɪˈlɑd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/US/faɪ̯ˈlɑd͡ʒ.ɪ.ni/

noun

Love or fondness for women.

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Scrabble 21

Meanings

nounphilogyny (uncountable)
  1. uncountableLove or fondness for women.

    Synonyms: gynephilia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounLove or fondness for women.

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More synonyms by meaning

nounadmiration for women

Opposite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Ancient Greek φιλογυνία, φιλογύνεια
  • φιλογυνία (philogunía)love or respect for women
  • φιλογύνεια (philogúneia)love or respect for women
Catalan filogínia
  • filogínialove or respect for women
Chinese Mandarin 爱女人
  • 爱女人 (àinǚrén)love or respect for women
Esperanto filogineco
  • filoginecolove or respect for women
Finnish filogynia
  • filogynialove or respect for women
French philogynie
  • philogynielove or respect for women
German Philogynie
  • Philogynielove or respect for women
Greek φιλογυνία
  • φιλογυνία (filogynía)love or respect for women
Italian filoginia
  • filoginialove or respect for women
Portuguese filoginia
  • filoginialove or respect for women
Russian женолюбие
  • женолюбие (ženoljubije)love or respect for women
Spanish filoginia
  • filoginialove or respect for women
Swedish filogyni
  • filogynilove or respect for women
Ukrainian філогіні́я
  • філогіні́я (filohiníja)love or respect for women
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APA

philogyny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/philogyny

MLA

“philogyny.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/philogyny. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “philogyny,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/philogyny.

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