aquaphilia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A sexual attraction to general imagery of people in water, sexual acts in water, or watery environments.
A compulsive desire for water.
The biological and societal attraction to water.

/ˌækwɐˈfɪliə/ /ˌɑːkwə-/ /ˌækwəˈfɪliə/ /ˌɑkwə-/

aquaphilia

From aqua- + -philia, from Latin aqua (“water”) + Ancient Greek φιλία (philía, “love, affection”). Literally: “love of water”.

hydrophilia luneurosis thirst

aquaphobia

environmental science fetishism paraphilia social science water

aquaphile aquaphiliac aquaphilist

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