English Word Root: phil

love, friend
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1 philanderer   Speak   Example Sentences
n. faithless lover; fickle lover; flirt, usually applies only to men
2 philanthropist   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a person who loves humankind in general; a very generous person or institution
3 philanthropy   Speak   Example Sentences
n. voluntary promotion of human welfare
4 philharmonic   Speak   Example Sentences
n. devoted to or appreciative of music
5 philistine   Speak   Example Sentences
n. a person who refuses to see the beauty or the value of art or culture.
6 philology   Speak   Example Sentences
n. study of language; investigation of language and its literature
7 philosophy   Speak   Example Sentences
n. body of highest truth; investigation of nature, causes, or principles of reality