ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Technophilia

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Technophilia is a noun meaning A love of new technologies.

Meaning

A love of new technologies.

More Meanings

  1. A sexual attraction to technology.

Example Sentences

Near-synonym: technophoria
This includes research that examines the role that adolescent "tinkering" plays in developing mechanical interests and aptitudes; male and female patterns of participation in Internet-based communications; the prevalence of masculinist "search and destroy" narratives in video and computer games; the masculine subcultures of computing, including the close links between technophilia and technoporn; and the cultivation of gendered differences in consumer desire in technomarketing.

Word Forms

Synonyms for technophilia

Depending on context, synonyms include technophoria.

Antonyms for technophilia

Common opposites include technophobia, cyberphobia.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include technophobia, technophile, technofetishist, technomaniac, technofreak, technohorror.

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