Home › Words › H › hydrophiliahydrophiliahydrophilia · noun — affinity for water.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, hydrophilia ranks #994 of 43,283 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom hydro- + -philia.nounaffinity for waterDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).