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The synonyms of “Bibliophile” are: book lover, booklover
Bibliophile as a Noun
Definitions of "Bibliophile" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bibliophile” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- Someone who loves (and usually collects) books.
- A person who collects or has a great love of books.
Synonyms of "Bibliophile" as a noun (2 Words)
| book lover | The sacred writings of the Christian religions. |
| booklover | Someone who loves (and usually collects) books. |
Associations of "Bibliophile" (30 Words)
| affliction | A state of great suffering and distress due to adversity. A crippling affliction of the nervous system. |
| agony | The final stages of a difficult or painful death. He crashed to the ground in agony. |
| anguish | Cause emotional anguish or make miserable. Philip gave a cry of anguish. |
| antiquary | An expert or collector of antiquities. |
| collector | A person who collects things of a specified type, professionally or as a hobby. A tax collector. |
| condolence | An expression of sympathy, especially on the occasion of the death of a person’s relative or close friend. We offer our sincere condolences to his widow. |
| despair | Abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart. One harsh word would send her into the depths of despair. |
| desperately | In intense despair. I am desperately disappointed. |
| despondency | Low spirits from loss of hope or courage; dejection. An air of despondency. |
| dirge | A song or piece of music that is considered too slow, miserable, or boring. After his ten minute dirge the audience booed. |
| disappoint | Prevent (hopes or expectations) from being realized. The governing coalition had bitterly disappointed the hopes of its voters. |
| disappointment | A person or thing that causes disappointment. His hopes were so high he was doomed to disappointment. |
| distress | Bring into difficulties or distress especially financial hardship. They said the baby was in distress. |
| epic | Relating to or characteristic of an epic or epics. These CEOs are paid salaries and bonuses in the millions despite their epic failures. |
| frustration | The prevention of the progress, success, or fulfilment of something. Her constant complaints were the main source of his frustration. |
| gloom | An atmosphere of depression and melancholy. A black yew gloom d the stagnant air. |
| grief | Intense sorrow, especially caused by someone’s death. Time heals griefs and quarrels. |
| grieve | Cause to feel sorrow. It grieves me to think of you in that house alone. |
| heartache | Intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death. The familiar pang of heartache. |
| heaviness | An oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluency. A certain heaviness of style. |
| lamentable | (of circumstances or conditions) very bad; deplorable. Her open prejudice showed lamentable immaturity. |
| lamentation | A book of the Bible telling of the desolation of Judah after the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC. Scenes of lamentation. |
| librarian | A person in charge of or assisting in a library. |
| melancholy | Having a feeling of melancholy sad and pensive. A dark melancholy young man with deep set eyes. |
| rue | Feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about. Ferguson will rue the day he turned down that offer. |
| sadness | The state of being sad. She tired of his perpetual sadness. |
| sorrow | An event or circumstance that causes sorrow. It was a great sorrow to her when they separated. |
| suffering | Psychological suffering. A message of hope for suffering humanity. |
| tribulation | An annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event. Life is full of tribulations. |
| woe | Great sorrow or distress (often used hyperbolically. The Everton tale of woe continued. |
