aquaphilia
/ˌækwəˈfɪliə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A sexual attraction to general imagery of people in water, sexual acts in water, or watery environments.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "aquaphilia, n. sexual fetish involving water or swimming; American The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition is my favorite — I love those underwater aquaphilia shots."
- "...aquaphilia fetishism (showing women as swimming or in swimming suits, introduction of the character in the rain, waterfalls, river, sea etc to emphasis the body contour)..."
- "... aquaphilia (a.k.a. "hydrophilia" a paraphilia in which individuals derive sexual pleasure and arousal from water and / or watery environments including bathtubs or swimming pools)."
- "Lunacol was developed for the treatment of the astronauts' syndrome, luneurosis, a compulsive desire for water, or aquaphilia, and a wish to swim like a fish."
- "Stalin's "aquaphilia", which required the damming up of every body of water for purposes of generating electricity, also left visible and invisible scars on the ecological map."
- "Yet while the western world has thus unlearnt the innate aquaphilia of its ancestors, there are other cultures said to maintain this unity. Observing the natural affinity for water of the Polynesians, Herman Melville wrote: "No wonder that the South Sea Islanders are an amphibious race when they are thus launched into water as soon as they see the light. I am convinced that it is as natural for a human being to swim as it is for a duck, and yet in civilized communities how many able bodied individuals die like so many drowning kittens from the occurrence of the most trivial accidents.""
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌækwəˈfɪliə/
- British English: /ˌækwɐˈfɪliə/