Home › Words › P › photoaversionphotoaversionphotoaversion · noun — aversion to (bright) light.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, photoaversion ranks #17,067 of 43,245 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom photo- + aversion.nounaversion to (bright) lightDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.photoavoidance 80% match — avoidance of exposure to light vs photoaversion →phengophobia 72% match — aversion to daylight vs photoaversion →photophobe 72% match — One who has an aversion to light. vs photoaversion →phototonus 69% match — sensitivity to, or irritation caused by, light vs photoaversion →photophobia 68% match — Excessive sensitivity to light and the aversion to bright light; abnormal fear of light. vs photoaversion →photalgia 66% match — eye pain caused by bright light vs photoaversion →photophilia 64% match — A tendency to thrive in bright sunlight. vs photoaversion →photophonophobia 64% match — Excessive sensitivity to light and sound; abnormal fear of light and sound. vs photoaversion →