Dictionary

philobatic en · ADJ

Etymology

From philobat + -ic. Coined by Hungarian psychoanalyst Michael Balint in 1955.

Meanings

1. Relating to or characteristic of a philobat (someone who enjoys handling challenging and dangerous situations on their own).
   • The philobatic environment consists of friendly spaces littered with unpredictable objects; the ocnophilic world consists of objects 'separated by horrid empty spaces'. 2017, Lynda Nead, The Tiger in the Smoke: Art and Culture in Post-War Britain, New Haven, C.T.; London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 92:
   • Coordinate term: ocnophilic

Forms