Vocabulary Tuesday: Vestiphobia

- Word of the Day -

VESTIPHOBIA (noun. \ˈves-tə-ˈfō-bē-ə\ )

1. an overwhelming, irrational fear of clothing.
2. a combination of Latin and Greek words. It derives from the Latin word “vestis”, meaning clothing, garment or covering and the Greek word “phobos” meaning fear.

VESTIPHOBIC (adjective. \ˈves-tə-ˈfō-bik\ )

1. a characteristic of a person who is neither an exhibitionist or nudist but simply wants to be free of clothing.

* Thank you, Tom Daley, our Resident Speedo Boy, for the illustration. :)