videophilia

noun

Etymology

From video + -philia.

  1. borrowed from videō
  2. suffixed as videophilia — “video + philia

Definitions

  1. An interest in and/or appreciation for video, particularly home media with high picture…

    An interest in and/or appreciation for video, particularly home media with high picture quality.

    • With a diameter of about 5 feet and the aesthetic appeal of a radar aerial, the home satellite aerial is nevertheless the ultimate symbol of videophilia.
  2. An inactive lifestyle characterized by activities that involve spending time in front of…

    An inactive lifestyle characterized by activities that involve spending time in front of a screen, such as television, video games, and the Internet.

    • We are spending less time in parks, less time camping and hiking, and less time in unstructured outdoor play because videophilia is replacing biophilia.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for videophilia. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA