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#229126 04/07/19 08:02 AM
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The question is: what word signifies an excess love of home in the same way “uxorius” signifies excessive love of a wife?

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Originally Posted by SCSheehan
The question is: what word signifies an excess love of home in the same way “uxorius” signifies excessive love of a wife?

The nearest I can think of are:

stay-at-home (adjective or noun)
homebody (noun)

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We have house-arrest.

Perhaps housebound.


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