PHILIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does philia mean? 

• PHILIA (noun)
  The noun PHILIA has 1 sense:

1. a positive feeling of liking

  Familiarity information: PHILIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHILIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A positive feeling of liking

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Synonyms:

affection; affectionateness; fondness; heart; philia; tenderness; warmheartedness; warmness

Context example:

the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home

Hypernyms ("philia" is a kind of...):

feeling (the experiencing of affective and emotional states)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "philia"):

attachment; fond regard (a feeling of affection for a person or an institution)

protectiveness (a feeling of protective affection)

regard; respect (a feeling of friendship and esteem)

soft spot (a sentimental affection)