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Somnophiliac vs Somnophilia - What's the difference?

somnophiliac | somnophilia |

As nouns the difference between somnophiliac and somnophilia

is that somnophiliac is one who has somnophilia while somnophilia is a paraphilia in which an individual becomes sexually aroused by someone who is unconscious.

somnophiliac

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who has somnophilia.

    • somnophilia

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia somnophilia)
  • A paraphilia in which an individual becomes sexually aroused by someone who is unconscious.
  • * 2008 , D. Richard Laws, William T. O'Donohue, Sexual deviance: theory, assessment, and treatment (page 401)
    • In contrast, Calef and Weinshel (1972) suggested that somnophilia may be a neurotic equivalent of necrophilia.