biophilia
[ bahy-oh-fil-ee-uh, ‐feel-yuh ]
/ ˌbaɪ oʊˈfɪl i ə, ‐ˈfil yə /
noun
a love of life and the living world; the affinity of human beings for other life forms.
Origin of biophilia
1960–65; < New Latin “love of life” from
bio- +
-philia; coined by Erich Fromm in
The Heart of Man: Its Genius for Good and Evil (1964) to mean “love for humanity and nature, and independence and freedom”; extended by Edward O. Wilson in
Biophilia (1984) to mean “the rich, natural pleasure that comes from being surrounded by living organisms.”
Words nearby biophilia
bionomy,
bioorganic,
biopesticide,
biopharmaceutical,
biopharmaceutics,
biophilia,
biophysics,
biopic,
biopiracy,
bioplasm,
bioplastic
British Dictionary definitions for biophilia
biophilia
/ (ˌbaɪəʊˈfɪlɪə) /
noun
an innate love for the natural world, supposed to be felt universally by humankind
Word Origin for biophilia
C20:
bio +
-philia