Definitions for philia
phil·i·a

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1. affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philianoun

   a positive feeling of liking

   "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"

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1. philianoun

   friendship (translating Greek u03C6u03B9u03BBu03AFu03B1 in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics)

2. philianoun

   liking

3. philianoun

   a psychological disorder characterized by an irrational favorable disposition towards something

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1. Philia

   Philia (; from Ancient Greek φιλία (philía)), is one of the four ancient Greek words for love: philia, storge, agape and eros. In Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, philia is usually translated as "friendship" or affection. The complete opposite is called a phobia.

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1. philia

   Philia is a Greek term that is often translated as "brotherly love" or "friendship." It is one of the four ancient Greek words for love, and it refers to non-romantic affectionate relationships or feelings of strong friendship and loyalty towards someone or something.

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1. Philia

   Philia is one of the four ancient Greek words for love. Philia in Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics is usually translated as affectionate regard or "friendship".

Matched Categories

1. • Feeling

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce philia?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say philia in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of philia in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of philia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=philia
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Philia
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philia
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=philia
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=philia