scopophilic
- adjective
- /ˌskoʊpəˈfɪlɪk/
- Offensive
:
voyeurista
- Critics often discuss the scopophilic elements in cinema, where the lens entices viewers to become voyeurs.
Examples
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Many films explore the theme of scopophilic desire, inviting audiences to enjoy the act of watching.
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In the service of scopophilic drives, the architectural speculum transports the woman's material and tactile body into a glass prism that penetrates her very essence.
Fiction book (1992) -
The gallery's provocative art pieces appeal to scopophilic responses, encouraging viewers to engage deeply with the images.
Synonyms
7
9.6
Too interested in watching other people's private lives, often their sex life
How Sexual
- Offensive
7
8.8
- Offensive
10
9.9
- Offensive
7
9.6
- Offensive
46
4.4
4
5.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
scopophilic = scopophilia (opaque) = scop + phil + ic
The term is built from Greek combining forms that are technical and unfamiliar to most B1 learners, so the meaning (sexual pleasure from looking) is not derivable from common English vocabulary.
Etymology
Scopophilic comes from the Greek part skopein 'to look' and -philic 'loving', like the 'scope' in telescope and the 'phil' in philosophy. So, scopophilic means 'loving to look', which explains why it can mean taking sexual pleasure from looking at others.