words
Ha! This is me, a turophile. Turophilia/turophile: Love of cheese / connoisseur of cheese. From wiki's entry about the suffix -phil- used to specify some kind of attraction or affinity to something, in particular the love or obsession with something.
I am trying to find the word that means love/attraction to aliens. Anyone know the word I'm looking for? Yes, it's research. What? I think the Stig fic is turning into something that will need to be broken into parts. *sigh*
Interestingly, in the list of 'National' philias (eg. Anglophilia for love of all things English, Francophilia for the equivalent for France, Asiaphilia - Asia, etc) there was no term listed for love of all things Aussie. Ah well, maybe that's just how it goes. I like this one though: lygophilia: Love of darkness (wonder if that includes love of the band The Darkness?!) Also this one: metrophilia: Love of the metro rail or subway systems. I wonder what the word is for love of maps.
ETA: I knew my flist was made of win and would provide the answer: xenophilia. The opposite of xenophobia (duh, me). There is also a comic book called Xxxenophile which looks intriguing. elfwhistletree, for getting in there with the answer first, you get to take home the toy car!
I am trying to find the word that means love/attraction to aliens. Anyone know the word I'm looking for? Yes, it's research. What? I think the Stig fic is turning into something that will need to be broken into parts. *sigh*
Interestingly, in the list of 'National' philias (eg. Anglophilia for love of all things English, Francophilia for the equivalent for France, Asiaphilia - Asia, etc) there was no term listed for love of all things Aussie. Ah well, maybe that's just how it goes. I like this one though: lygophilia: Love of darkness (wonder if that includes love of the band The Darkness?!) Also this one: metrophilia: Love of the metro rail or subway systems. I wonder what the word is for love of maps.
ETA: I knew my flist was made of win and would provide the answer: xenophilia. The opposite of xenophobia (duh, me). There is also a comic book called Xxxenophile which looks intriguing. elfwhistletree, for getting in there with the answer first, you get to take home the toy car!