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Philia Moderate

Philia has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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"

2

friendship

Example Sentences
"he had trouble expressing the affection he felt" noun
"the child won everyone's heart" noun
"the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home" noun
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
feeling
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
attachment protectiveness regard soft spot

Origin

The word comes from Ancient Greek, where it originally meant friendship or affection.

Rhyming Words
lia glia elia olia ilia alia delia lelia cilia julia malia galia volia talia dolia lilia tulia kalia dulia gilia
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