† homophilyn.¹

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin homō , -phily comb. form.

Etymology: Irregularly < classical Latin homō human being, person (see homo n.¹) + -phily comb. form, after zoophily n. Compare homophile n.¹

Obsolete. rare.

Support for vivisection, as an expression of the belief that human beings are more important than animals. Cf. homophile n.¹

ΚΠ

1897 P. A. Fish in Trans. Amer. Microsc. Soc. 1896 18 142 (heading) Zoophily versus Homophily.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018).

homophilyn.²

Brit.

/hə(ʊ)ˈmɒfᵻli/, U.S.

/həˈmɑfəli/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: homo- comb. form, -phily comb. form.

Etymology: < homo- comb. form + -phily comb. form. Compare heterophily n. 2.

Sociology.

The tendency of people to be drawn to or seek out those they perceive to be most like themselves. Also: such similarities between individuals or groups. Opposed to heterophily (see heterophily n. 2).Popularly reflected in the sayings birds of a feather flock together and like attracts like.

ΚΠ

1953 R. Merton & P. F. Lazarsfeld in Amer. Sociol. Rev. 18 596/1 (title of unpublished MS) The dynamics of value homophily.

1976 Lubbock (Texas) Avalanche-Jrnl. 21 Mar. 10 a/7 If jury attitudes can be influenced by attractiveness, credibility and homophily, does that mean those trial principals more highly educated in the skills to make those impressions will take unfair advantage of jurors?

1982 C. S. Fischer To dwell among Friends xiv. 179 People usually are most comfortable with..others who share their views and values—this pattern has been called ‘homophily’—and consequently the chosen typically resemble the choosers.

2006 N.Y. Times Mag. 10 Dec. 52 Academics have cited homophily in elucidating everything from why teenagers choose friends who smoke and drink the same amount that they do to ‘the strong isolation of lower-class blacks from the interracial-marriage market’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	homophily
释义	† homophilyn.¹ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin homō , -phily comb. form. Etymology: Irregularly < classical Latin homō human being, person (see homo n.¹) + -phily comb. form, after zoophily n. Compare homophile n.¹ Obsolete. rare. Support for vivisection, as an expression of the belief that human beings are more important than animals. Cf. homophile n.¹ ΚΠ 1897 P. A. Fish in Trans. Amer. Microsc. Soc. 1896 18 142 (heading) Zoophily versus Homophily. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018). homophilyn.² Brit. /hə(ʊ)ˈmɒfᵻli/, U.S. /həˈmɑfəli/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: homo- comb. form, -phily comb. form. Etymology: < homo- comb. form + -phily comb. form. Compare heterophily n. 2. Sociology. The tendency of people to be drawn to or seek out those they perceive to be most like themselves. Also: such similarities between individuals or groups. Opposed to heterophily (see heterophily n. 2).Popularly reflected in the sayings birds of a feather flock together and like attracts like. ΚΠ 1953 R. Merton & P. F. Lazarsfeld in Amer. Sociol. Rev. 18 596/1 (title of unpublished MS) The dynamics of value homophily. 1976 Lubbock (Texas) Avalanche-Jrnl. 21 Mar. 10 a/7 If jury attitudes can be influenced by attractiveness, credibility and homophily, does that mean those trial principals more highly educated in the skills to make those impressions will take unfair advantage of jurors? 1982 C. S. Fischer To dwell among Friends xiv. 179 People usually are most comfortable with..others who share their views and values—this pattern has been called ‘homophily’—and consequently the chosen typically resemble the choosers. 2006 N.Y. Times Mag. 10 Dec. 52 Academics have cited homophily in elucidating everything from why teenagers choose friends who smoke and drink the same amount that they do to ‘the strong isolation of lower-class blacks from the interracial-marriage market’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1897n.²1953
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