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microphilia en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /-ˈfiː.li.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /-ˈfi.li.ə/ (General-American)
  • /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈfɪl.i.ə/ (General-American)
  • /ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈfɪl.i.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

micro- + -philia

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A love of trivia or minutiae.
  2. (uncountable) A paraphilia involving attraction to small people.
    • 'Still, it's true. First we get pygmy hippos blown up, then we come across a dwarf skeleton. Someone's into microphilia.' 2016, Paul Johnston, Skeleton Blues:
    • The giantess fetish, whether it's macrophilia or microphilia, is a pretty unique one. What y'all want is to be made to feel tiny by a bigger, stronger, superior woman. 2010, Diamond, “Black BBW Goddess Fulfills All Your Giantess Fetish Fantasies”, in alt.sex.telephone.alt (Usenet):
    • "This guy's into microphilia — or is it macrophilia? He gets off on being made to feel that he's really small." 2006, David Stukas, Biceps Of Death, page 14:
  3. (uncountable) A love of tiny objects, microorganisms, or microbiology.

Coordinates

macrophilia