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noun
Fear of sunlight; dislike and strenuous avoidance of direct sunlight (and, in some cases, all sunlight).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: heliophilia
Broader terms: phobia, fear
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sóh2wl̥ Proto-Indo-European *sh2wél(i)yos Proto-Hellenic *hāwélios Ancient Greek ἥλῐος (hḗlĭos) English helio- Proto-Indo-European *bhegw- Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -φοβία (-phobía)der. Latin New Latinbor. English -phobia English heliophobia From helio- + -phobia.
