phil

loving, dear; to love

Greek · philos (φίλος); philein

Phil words come from the Greek word for love. A philosopher is a lover of wisdom, a bibliophile loves books, and an oenophile loves wine.

Memory trick

Phil is the friend in your heart: you love what you are phil about.

philosophy (phil + o + sophy) — love of wisdomदर्शनशास्त्र
philosopher (philo + sopher) — a lover and seeker of wisdomदार्शनिक
philosophical (philosophy + ical) — of philosophy; calm about troubleदर्शन का; शांत और धैर्यवान
philosophically (philosophical + ly) — in a calm, thoughtful wayशांत और विचारपूर्ण ढंग से
philosophize (philosophy + ize) — to think and speak about big ideasगहरे विचारों पर चिंतन करना
bibliophile (biblio + phile) — a lover of booksकिताबों का प्रेमी
oenophile (oeno + phile) — a lover of wineशराब का शौकीन
ailurophile (ailuro + phile) — a cat loverबिल्ली-प्रेमी
philately (phil + ately) — collecting postage stampsडाक टिकट संग्रह
philanderer (phil + ander + er) — a man who loves many partners lightlyहल्के ढंग से प्रेम करने वाला पुरुष
neophilia (neo + phil + ia) — love of new thingsनई चीज़ों का शौक