amaurophilia

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀμαυρός (amaurós, “dark, blind”) +‎ -philia which is again Ancient Greek φιλία (philía, “love, affection”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /əˌmaʊɹoʊˈfɪliə/ (US) IPA(key): /əˌmaʊɹʊˈfɪlia/ === Noun === amaurophilia (uncountable) A sexual attraction to darkness or being in the dark, or a partner being blind either through disability or physical restraints. Synonym: nyctophilia ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Related terms ==== philia nyctophilia - love of night or darkness (not necessarily sexual) ==== See also ==== fetishism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia darkness on Wikipedia.Wikipedia