ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Philiac

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Philiac is an adjective meaning Involving or pertaining to friendship or platonic love.

Meaning

Involving or pertaining to friendship or platonic love.

More Meanings

  1. A person who has a philia.

Example Sentences

Our theme is the philiac or friendly function of Mind at Large.
Browne gives us a long list of eminent men who were ailurophobiacs and philiacs.
Erotic love is selfish love, philiac love is a mutual giving that ceases when mutuality ceases.
...the more philiac world-views of Gower and Hoccleve tend rather to reject dialogue and favour compilatio as a literary model.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include philomathic, platonic, amicitial, philautic, philanthropic, philatelical.

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