different between dependency vs mysophile

English

Etymology

dependent +? -cy

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??p?nd?nsi/

Noun

dependency (countable and uncountable, plural dependencies)

1. A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative.

2. Something dependent on, or subordinate to, something else:

3. A colony, or a territory subject to rule by an external power.

   Synonyms: colony, protectorate, province, dominion
4. A dependence on a habit-forming substance such as a drug or alcohol.

   Synonym: addiction

5. (computing) Reliance on the functionality provided by some other, external component.

6. (computing) An external component whose functionality is relied on.

Derived terms

• Ross Dependency

Related terms

• dependee, depender
• dependence

Translations

English

Etymology

myso- +? -phile

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?ma?s???fa?l/

Noun

mysophile (plural mysophiles)

1. (sexuality) One with a sexual dependency on something soiled or filthy, usually a kind of underwear or feminine products after use.
   • 1936: Magnus Hirschfeld, Sexual Anomalies and Perversions: Physical and Psychological Development and Treatment, p431

     Yes, I am a mysophile. In my imagination I loiter at places where there is filth, mud, and decaying things, places where it stinks. I also wear my underwear until it stinks and becomes very dirty.

   • 1949: Wilhelm Stekel, Compulsion and Doubt: (Zwang und Zweifel), p355

     Ethel is a mysophile. She derives her gratification from the dirt in which she is living.

Related terms

• mysophilia