microphilia

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microphilia

/ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈfɪl.i.ə/ UK
/-ˈfiː.li.ə/ UK
/ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈfɪl.i.ə/ US
/-ˈfi.li.ə/ US

Rhymes with -ɪliə, -iːliə

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micro- + -philia

noun

uncountable A love of trivia or minutiae.
uncountable A paraphilia involving attraction to small people. "This guy's into microphilia — or is it macrophilia? He gets off on being made to feel that he's really small."
uncountable A love of tiny objects, microorganisms, or microbiology.

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"microphilia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/microphilia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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microphilia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/microphilia

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"microphilia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/microphilia.

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@misc{microphilia_2026,
  title = {microphilia},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/microphilia},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}