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oenophile

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈiː.nəʊˌfaɪl/
  • /ˈiː.nəˌfaɪl/
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  • CMU ARPABET: IY1 N AH0 F AY2 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who has a fondness or appreciation for wine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The oenophile had a large wine cellar stocked with bottles from around the world.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

someone who appreciates wine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: enophile

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: appreciator

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English oeno- Proto-Indo-European *bhil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bhil-o-s Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor. Latin -philalbor. English -phile English oenophile From oeno- + -phile.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: enòfil — wine-lover
  • Chinese Mandarin: 葡萄酒愛好者 /葡萄酒爱好者 (pútáojiǔ àihàozhě) — wine-lover
  • Chinese Mandarin: 酒饕 (jiǔtāo) — wine-lover
  • Esperanto: vinamanto — wine-lover
  • Finnish: viininrakastaja — wine-lover
  • French: œnophile — wine-lover
  • French: vinophile — wine-lover
  • German: Weinliebhaber — wine-lover
  • German: Weinkenner — wine-lover
  • German: Weinconnaisseur — wine-lover
  • German: Vinophiler — wine-lover
  • German: Önophiler — wine-lover
  • Italian: enofilo — wine-lover
  • Japanese: ワイン愛好家 (wain aikōka) — wine-lover
  • Portuguese: enófilo — wine-lover
  • Spanish: enófilo — wine-lover