Home › Words › V › videophilevideophile/ˈvɪd.i.əˌfaɪl/videophile means A connoisseur of video, particularly one who values high-definition and otherwise high-quality video.videophile is pronounced /ˈvɪd.i.əˌfaɪl/.EtymologyFrom video- + -phile.nounA connoisseur of video, particularly one who values high-definition and otherwise high-quality videoA fan of video games.e.g.“We appreciate the response we have received from videophiles of the world who have made our games so popular.” — Atari advertisement, early 1980s, quoted in 2010, Steven Levy, Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution (page 280)Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.videophilia 82% match — An interest in and/or appreciation for video, particularly home media with high picture quality. vs videophile →videoholic 71% match — One who loves to watch videos or television. vs videophile →cinephile 61% match — An enthusiast of films and the cinema. vs videophile →cinemaphile 61% match — A movie enthusiast; a film buff. vs videophile →audiophool 60% match — A person whose interest in high fidelity sound reproduction is taken to absurd extremes or into the realm of pseudoscience. vs videophile →pornophile 60% match — A fervent consumer of pornography. vs videophile →videophobia 58% match — A dislike of television. vs videophile →computerphile 58% match — One who loves computers. vs videophile →