photophile
French, adjective\fo.to.fil\
photophile is spelled P-H-O-T-O-P-H-I-L-E (10 letters). Photophile is a French adjective meaning “photophilic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qualifie les organismes qui exigent ou supportent un éclairement important”.
What does photophile mean in English?
adjective
- 1
photophilic
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qualifie les organismes qui exigent ou supportent un éclairement important.
adjective: 1. Qui est amateur de photographie
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of photophile
- photophiles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce photophile?
- \fo.to.fil\
- [fo.to.fil]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.