Home › Words › C › cinemaphilecinemaphilecinemaphile means A movie enthusiast; a film buff.EtymologyFrom cinema + -phile.nounA movie enthusiast; a film buff.e.g.“Instead of talking to the agent at AAA, the professor, the librarian, the travel agent, or the cinemaphile two doors down, we are interacting with electronic social agents.” — 2002, Anita L. Vangelisti, Harry T. Reis, Mary Anne Fitzpatrick, Stability and Change in Relationships, →ISBN, page 325:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cinephile 90% match — An enthusiast of films and the cinema. vs cinemaphile →cinemaholic 85% match — A movie enthusiast. vs cinemaphile →cinemaddict 83% match — A film enthusiast; movieholic. vs cinemaphile →cineast 82% match — An enthusiast of film and the cinema. vs cinemaphile →cinephilic 79% match — Having a love of films or the cinema. vs cinemaphile →cinephilia 78% match — Enthusiasm for films and the cinema. vs cinemaphile →cineliterate 69% match — Familiar with films and cinema. vs cinemaphile →cinephobe 68% match — A person who detests films and the cinema. vs cinemaphile →