different between ailurophiliac vs ailurophile

English

Alternative forms

• aelurophiliac
• ailourophiliac
• elurophiliac

Etymology

From ailuro- (“cat”, from Ancient Greek ???????? (aílouros)) +? -philiac.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ?l'yo?o?r?f??l??k, IPA^(key): /?a?lj?????f?l?.æk/
• (General American) enPR: ?lo?o'r?f??l??k, IPA^(key): /a??l????f?liæk/

Adjective

ailurophiliac (not comparable)

1. Appropriate or pleasing to ailurophiles.

Related terms

• ailurophile
• ailurophilia
• ailurophilic

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

ailuro- (“cat”) +? -phile (“lover”), from Ancient Greek ???????? (aílouros, “cat”) + ????? (phílos, “dear, beloved”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ?lyo?o??r?f?l', IPA^(key): /a??lj?????fa?l/
• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ?lo?o?r?f?l', ?lo?o?r?f?l', IPA^(key): /a??l????fa?l/, /e??l????fa?l/

Noun

ailurophile (plural ailurophiles)

1. A person with ailurophilia; a cat-lover.

Synonyms

• cataholic
• catlover
• catophile
• felophile

Antonyms

• ailurophobe

Hyponyms

• cat lady

Related terms

• ailurophilia
• ailurophiliac
• ailurophilic

Translations

References

• “ailurophil(e)” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

French

Etymology

Coined based on Ancient Greek; see above.

Pronunciation

Noun

ailurophile m or f (plural ailurophiles)

1. ailurophile

Adjective

ailurophile (plural ailurophiles)

1. ailurophile

Further reading

• “ailurophile” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).