Logophilia

Actually an emotional love of words, as any true logophile would know.

Logophilia is not sexual. Philia is the Greek word for emotional love.

by Glamoiglia October 21, 2011

Logophilia

The condition of being so intrigued and invested emotionally in words-- diction, etymology, connotation-- that they become sexually arousing.

As she read her favorite Hawthorne passage, over and over, running her fingers over the lines, her breath began to quicken as the logophilia set in.

by plutoinlove February 9, 2011

Logophilia

This happens when nerds like words so much, they are sexually excited by them.

When Kevin took his SAT, he was sent into logophilia by the critical reading section.

by polka dot7 December 11, 2009