"biophilia" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌbaɪəʊˈfɪlɪ.ə/ [UK]
Rhymes: -ɪliə Etymology: From bio- + -philia. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|bio|philia}} bio- + -philia Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} biophilia (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete, rare) Hypochondria. Tags: obsolete, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-biophilia-en-noun-gQB4T6iu Categories (other): English terms prefixed with bio- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bio-: 26 38 37
  2. (psychology) The biological drive to preserve oneself; love of life. Tags: uncountable Translations (the biological drive to preserve oneself; love of life): pud sebezáchovy [masculine] (Czech), biofilia [feminine] (Polish), instynkt samozachowawczy [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-biophilia-en-noun-S~nJ359K Categories (other): Psychology, English terms prefixed with bio- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bio-: 26 38 37 Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences Disambiguation of 'the biological drive to preserve oneself; love of life': 0 97 2
  3. The love of or empathy with nature and all living things. Tags: uncountable Translations (love of nature and all living things): biofílie [feminine] (Czech), biophilie (French), Biophilie [feminine] (German), biofilia (Italian), biofilia (Portuguese), biufilìa (Sicilian), biofilia (Spanish), biofili [common-gender] (Swedish), biyofili (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-biophilia-en-noun-EbU5KBmf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with bio-, English terms suffixed with -philia, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Sicilian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Philias Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 8 82 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bio-: 26 38 37 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -philia: 19 22 60 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 13 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 5 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 14 22 64 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 21 68 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 22 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 13 27 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 13 24 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 27 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Sicilian translations: 14 22 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 14 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 12 21 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 12 21 67 Disambiguation of Philias: 10 6 84 Disambiguation of 'love of nature and all living things': 2 4 94
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