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openly

English

Etymology

open +? -ly

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?o?p?nli/

Adverb

openly (comparative more openly, superlative most openly)

  1. In an open manner, visibly, not covertly.
    • Nevertheless, without openly admitting it, he was devoted to Boxer;

Synonyms

  • clearly, evidently, plainly; see also Thesaurus:obviously

Translations

Anagrams

  • poleyn, pyelon

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scopophile

English

Alternative forms

  • scopophiliac
  • scoptophile
  • scoptophiliac

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????? (skopós, watcher) + English -phile.

Noun

scopophile (plural scopophiles)

  1. (psychology, sexuality) One with a sexual dependency on openly observing genitalia and sexual acts, as opposed to a voyeur, who watches in secret.
    Caligula was a scopophile who was not ashamed of his irregular desire to watch others making love, while Mr. Hoover, as a voyeur, favored the keyhole and wiretap as methods of observation.

Related terms

  • scopophilia

See also

  • voyeurism

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