ailurophiliac

English

Alternative forms

aelurophiliac
ailourophiliac
elurophiliac

Etymology

From ailuro- (“cat”, from Ancient Greek αἴλουρος (aílouros)) +‎ -philiac.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: īl'yo͝oərəfĭʹlĭăk, IPA^(key): /ˌaɪljʊəɹəˈfɪlɪ.æk/
(General American) enPR: īlo͝o'rəfĭʹlēăk, IPA^(key): /aɪˌlʊɹəˈfɪliæk/

Adjective

ailurophiliac (not comparable)

Appropriate or pleasing to ailurophiles.
- 1981, American Book Collector‎, volume 2, Moretus Press, page 15:
  The year 1927 also produced a splendidly ailurophiliac Black Cat, with woodcuts by Gyula Zilzer, in Middle European style.
- 1989, Nicolas Slonimsky, Lectionary of Music, McGraw-Hill, →ISBN, page 126:
  She dies, he dies. They become transfigured in some sort of ailurophiliac heaven and live happily ever after.
- 2001, Katharine M. Rogers, The Cat and the Human Imagination: Feline Images from Bast to Garfield‎, University of Michigan Press, →ISBN, page 95:
  Gautier’s love of cats was notable even in his ailurophiliac time and place: Nadar made a famous caricature of him sitting plump and happy in his study with a crowd of cats occupying every inch of available space.
- 2006, Katharine M. Rogers, Cat‎, Reaktion Books, →ISBN, page 91:
  Théophile Gautier’s love of cats was notable even in his ailurophiliac time and place. One of his favourites, Madame Théophile, was ‘so called because she lived with me on a footing of conjugal intimacy’, following him everywhere and at mealtime often hooking morsels ‘on their way from my plate to my mouth’.

Related terms

ailurophile
ailurophilia
ailurophilic

单词	ailurophiliac
释义	ailurophiliac English Alternative forms aelurophiliac ailourophiliac elurophiliac Etymology From ailuro- (“cat”, from Ancient Greek αἴλουρος (aílouros)) +‎ -philiac. Pronunciation (Received Pronunciation) enPR: īl'yo͝oərəfĭʹlĭăk, IPA^(key): /ˌaɪljʊəɹəˈfɪlɪ.æk/ (General American) enPR: īlo͝o'rəfĭʹlēăk, IPA^(key): /aɪˌlʊɹəˈfɪliæk/ Adjective ailurophiliac (not comparable) Appropriate or pleasing to ailurophiles. 1981, American Book Collector‎, volume 2, Moretus Press, page 15: The year 1927 also produced a splendidly ailurophiliac Black Cat, with woodcuts by Gyula Zilzer, in Middle European style. 1989, Nicolas Slonimsky, Lectionary of Music, McGraw-Hill, →ISBN, page 126: She dies, he dies. They become transfigured in some sort of ailurophiliac heaven and live happily ever after. 2001, Katharine M. Rogers, The Cat and the Human Imagination: Feline Images from Bast to Garfield‎, University of Michigan Press, →ISBN, page 95: Gautier’s love of cats was notable even in his ailurophiliac time and place: Nadar made a famous caricature of him sitting plump and happy in his study with a crowd of cats occupying every inch of available space. 2006, Katharine M. Rogers, Cat‎, Reaktion Books, →ISBN, page 91: Théophile Gautier’s love of cats was notable even in his ailurophiliac time and place. One of his favourites, Madame Théophile, was ‘so called because she lived with me on a footing of conjugal intimacy’, following him everywhere and at mealtime often hooking morsels ‘on their way from my plate to my mouth’. Related terms ailurophile ailurophilia ailurophilic
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