noun
pluviophile
PLOO-vee-uh-fyle
Pluviophile (noun) means a person who loves rain and finds comfort or joy in rainy weather. Example: “She is a proper pluviophile — the moment it starts raining she opens every window.”
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A person who loves rain and finds comfort or joy in rainy weather.
"She is a proper pluviophile — the moment it starts raining she opens every window."
"Pluviophiles will tell you nothing beats reading during a downpour."
How to use pluviophile
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomeone who really likes rain.
When to use it
Informal and internet-popular rather than scientific. It appears constantly in captions, bios and lifestyle writing but is not used in meteorology.
Memory tip
Petrichor is the smell of rain on dry ground; a pluviophile is the person who loves it.
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Easily confused with
ombrophile
petrichor →
Common pairings
a true pluviophile
pluviophile at heart
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Etymology
A modern compound of Latin pluvia, "rain", and the Greek-derived suffix -phile, "lover of".
Synonyms
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rain lover
Antonyms
ombrophobe
Rhymes for pluviophile
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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.
What is the meaning of pluviophile?
"pluviophile" (noun) means a person who loves rain and finds comfort or joy in rainy weather.
