Thalassophile – Word of the Day

Thalassophile – Word of the Day

Meaning:

A person who loves the sea

Origin:

Thalassophile comes from the Greek words thalassa(meaning sea), and phil(meaning love).

Examples:

1. Jane goes to her beach house any chance she gets. She’s such a thalassophile!
2. The amount of time John spends sailing, he considers himself a thalassophile.
3. Moby Dick has turned many readers into thalassophiles.
4. Whether it be Captain Ahab, Odysseus, or Sinbad, the sea calls to all men. But thalassophiles understand this better than anyone.
5. I would be a thalassophile, but I’m petrified of drowning!
6. It was my summer in Greece that turned me into a thalassophile.
7. I’ve been a thalassophile since I was 7 when I had my first sailing trip.