"audiophile" meaning in English

See audiophile in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌɔː.di.əʊˈfaɪl/ [UK] Forms: more audiophile [comparative], most audiophile [superlative]
Etymology: From audio- + -phile. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|audio|phile}} audio- + -phile Head templates: {{en-adj}} audiophile (comparative more audiophile, superlative most audiophile)
  1. Relating to high fidelity sound reproduction or an interest in it. Translations (Translations): audiophil (German), odyofil (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-audiophile-en-adj-tBQfVgQ9

Noun

IPA: /ˌɔː.di.əʊˈfaɪl/ [UK] Forms: audiophiles [plural]
Etymology: From audio- + -phile. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|audio|phile}} audio- + -phile Head templates: {{en-noun}} audiophile (plural audiophiles)
  1. A person with an interest in high fidelity music and/or sound reproduction and its associated technology. Categories (topical): Hobbyists Related terms: arctophile, bibliophile, conspirophile, museophile, vexillophile, videophile Translations (Translations): audiofiili (Finnish), audiophile [masculine] (French), Audiophiler [masculine] (German), Audiophile [feminine] (German), audiofilo [masculine] (Italian), 오디오필 (odiopil) (Korean), audiofil [masculine] (Polish), audiofil [masculine] (Romanian), аудиофи́л (audiofíl) [masculine] (Russian), audiófilo [masculine] (Spanish), odyofil (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-audiophile-en-noun-eTKkYnje Disambiguation of Hobbyists: 2 98 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English hybridisms, English terms prefixed with audio-, English terms suffixed with -phile, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of English hybridisms: 6 94 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with audio-: 37 63 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -phile: 8 92 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 95 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 8 92

Inflected forms

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