I am looking for a name for an idea that I have for a website. It is a niche hobby, but there is a greek word for it that most people don’t know. Lets say its a book club and the word was Bibliophile or a music club called Melophile.
Would you, if you did not know the meaning, think of it as something sexual, or maybe even something bad? I am nervous that users might relate it to pedophile even though that is just one of, (but maybe best known) philias there are
I might quirk an eyebrow at someone trying to force in Greek root words. Depending on how smoothly the word can be read or spoken, it might give off “I’m so smart” vibes or obfuscate the intent of the website. Are there words from English or whatever language you’re going to post this in that would better describe the intent?
No hangup on -phile specifically, would have to see the word coming before it.
Definitely the vibe I got from this guy using the term heliophile and then after he asked if I knew what it was…. Explained it anyway, and how people always recoil at the use of the word.
I was just thinking, maybe they’re recoiling from your personality bro.