Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Exhibiting photophobia.
- adjective Avoiding light.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Affected with photophobia; dreading or intolerant of light; unable to bear light.
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- adjective biology That
thrives at a relatively lowlight level - adjective of, relating to, or exhibiting
photophobia
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Examples
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It's a throbbing sort of headache, and you get what's called photophobic, which mean bright lights really bother you.
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About 45 minutes into Whitechapel ITV1, the first and so far only suspect appeared, screaming that he was photophobic.
TV review: Whitechapel; Protecting Our Children; Spartacus: Vengeance 2012
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No fever, but eyes hurt and I'm exhausted and mildly photophobic.
and i may be hunched over metal machines. matociquala 2009
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I can barely keep my eyes open, and I'm so photophobic that looking at a laptop screen dialed low in a dim room hurts.
In which our heroine begs for death. ashacat 2009
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Since I'm already mostly nocturnal and photophobic, I might as well be a vampire.
Giveaway: Bound to Shadows by Keri Arthur *~* This giveaway is now closed ~*~ Donna 2009
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Now, with Baythan promoting an heir-contract with a Cavernus who only hunted in caverns well enough lit to take full advantage of photophobic prey or rode after the fleet but timid rerbok, the High Lady Cinna's taunt rankled.
The Coelura McCaffrey, Anne 1983
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Just as sunlight can be troublesome to photophobic individual, Gita can be discomforting and disagreeable to some individuals; due to their peculiarities.
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Just as sunlight can be troublesome to photophobic (those who can not tolerate the sunlight due lack of melanin pigment in their eyes) individual, Gita can be DR.
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And if they suffer more in cold weather it could even be harmful, but at least some people, and not just photophobic immortals, find them attractive.
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When you say "bleak", I know (linguistically) what to expect the pictures to look like, but (psychologically) they're pleasant and inviting and glamorous, to someone as photophobic as me:) It's the blue skies and sunshine that are oppressive and brutal when your eyes are as crap as mine!
"Our blood is gold; nothing to fear." greygirlbeast 2010
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