noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of scopophilia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: scopophilia
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
scopophilism
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /skɒ.pəʊˈfɪ.lɪ.zəm/
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General-American: /skɑ.poʊˈfɪ.lɪ.zəm/
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rhymes with -ɪlizəm
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *bhil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bhil-o-s Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor. Latin -philalbor. English -phile Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English -philism English scopophilism From Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”) + English -philism.