pluviophile
1 synonym and 1 antonym for pluviophile, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A person who loves rain and finds comfort or joy in rainy weather.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
rain lover
Antonyms
ombrophobe
How to use pluviophile
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
a true pluviophile
pluviophile at heart
Informal and internet-popular rather than scientific. It appears constantly in captions, bios and lifestyle writing but is not used in meteorology.
Etymology
A modern compound of Latin pluvia, "rain", and the Greek-derived suffix -phile, "lover of".
Full origin of pluviophile →Frequently asked questions
Is pluviophile a real word?
It is a real, widely used English word, built from standard Latin and Greek elements, but it is a modern coinage that many traditional dictionaries have not yet entered. That makes it informal, not incorrect.
What is the opposite of a pluviophile?
There is no single common opposite, but ombrophobe — from Greek ombros, "rain shower" — is used for someone who dislikes or fears rain. In everyday speech people simply say they hate the rain.
What is the difference between a pluviophile and an ombrophile?
They mean much the same thing for people, but ombrophile is chiefly a botanical term for plants that thrive in heavy rainfall. Pluviophile is the word used about human beings.
