φιλία

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • friendship, love, affection, fondness
  • friendliness, kindliness, without any affection
  • sexual love, like ἔρως (ἔρως)
  • (with regard to things) fondness for
  • regarded as the natural force which unites discordant elements and movements, as νεῖκος (νεῖκος) keeps them apart

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek φῐλέω (love).

Origin

Ancient Greek

φῐλέω

Gloss

love

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

愛, 恋

Emoji
❤️ 🏩 👨‍❤️‍👨 👩‍❤️‍👨 👩‍❤️‍👩 👰‍♀️ 💋 💌 💑 💒 💓 💕 💖 💗 💘 💝 😍 😘 😚 😻 🤟 🤰 🤱 🫂

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