Aquaphilia may refer to: a love of water sports, such as rafting. a preference for hydro power. a sexual paraphiliaParaphilia (previously known as sexual perversion and sexual deviation) is the experience of intense sexual arousal to atypical objects, situations, fantasies, behaviors, or individuals.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Paraphilia
The word "thalassophile" derives from the Greek terms thalassa, meaning sea, and phile or philos, a person or thing having a fondness for a specified thing.
"Being around water gives our brains and our senses a rest from overstimulation. The sound around us, from an auditory perspective, is simplified. It's not quiet, but the sound of water is far more simple than the sound of voices or the sound of music or the sound of a city.
Water triggers our parasympathetic nervous system
In this state, your heart rate and blood pressure lowers, your digestion is stimulated and your body is able to relax. Next time you're out wild swimming, see if you can tune into this state and feel how your body relaxes.
water-loving (comparative more water-loving, superlative most water-loving) (chemistry) Having an affinity for water; hydrophilic.
Aquaphile. Function: noun. Definition: someone who loves water or the lake: someone who loves to swim. Word History: aqua meaning "water" and phile meaning "love of" (opposite of phobe)
Water babies are mysterious and dangerous water spirits from the folklore of California and other Western Native American tribes. Water-babies are said to inhabit springs and sometimes ponds or streams.
Orophile (adj.) Origin: Greek Definition: A person who loves Mountains.
Ceraunophile. Ceraun is from the Greek word Keraunos, meaning thunderbolt. So, a ceraunophile is a person who loves lightning and thunder, a lover of thunderstorms.
Noun. nemophilist (plural nemophilists) (rare) One who is fond of forests or forest scenery; a haunter of the woods.
An opacarophile is a lover of sunsets. It is composed of "opacare" which is Latin for sunset (or dusk), and 'phile' which is Greek for love.
Water mamas are generally said to carry individual men and women underwater to live in their houses and cities.
In the United States, a water boy or water girl (sometimes spelled waterboy or watergirl) was someone who worked in the field, providing water to farm workers in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Today, the name is given to those who work on the sidelines at sports events to provide water for athletes.
Hydrocephalus, or “water on the brain,” is a condition associated with a buildup of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in or around the brain. If left untreated, this can lead to brain tissue stretching, significantly affecting your child's growth and development.
Noun. aquacise (uncountable) A type of physical exercise practiced in water mostly vertically and without swimming, typically in a swimming pool in waist deep or deeper water.
Amphitrite, in Greek mythology, the goddess of the sea, wife of the god Poseidon, and one of the 50 (or 100) daughters (the Nereids) of Nereus and Doris (the daughter of Oceanus). Poseidon chose Amphitrite from among her sisters as the Nereids performed a dance on the isle of Naxos.
A water sprite (also called a water fairy or water faery) is a general term for an elemental spirit associated with water, according to alchemist Paracelsus. Water sprites are said to be able to breathe water or air and sometimes can fly. These creatures exist in the mythology of various groups.
A water deity is a deity in mythology associated with water or various bodies of water. Water deities are common in mythology and were usually more important among civilizations in which the sea or ocean, or a great river was more important.
The mythology of Mami Wata is told all over West Africa and, following the journey of the African diaspora, the Caribbean and America. She is the goddess of water, a mermaid who is beautiful, powerful, mysterious, dangerous, protective, and sensual.
Pluviophile means a lover of rain.
a lover of rain;someone who finds joy and peace of mind during rainy days.
the condition of being very happy and comfortable in the dark: Nyctophilia is a condition that makes you want to sit in the dark all by yourself late at night, wide awake.
One who loves stars or astronomy.
someone who is optimistic about how much time they have (to prepare for something), who is therefore often late.
Noun. rantipole (plural rantipoles) An unruly, rude young person.