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单词 neophiliacs
释义

neophilia

noun

neo·​phil·​ia ˌnē-ə-ˈfi-lē-ə How to pronounce neophilia (audio)
: love of or enthusiasm for what is new or novel
neophiliac
ˌnē-ə-ˈfi-lē-ˌak How to pronounce neophilia (audio)
noun

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The earliest known example of neophilia in print is from an 1899 issue of Political Science Quarterly, a publication of Columbia University. The word is a combination of the Greek-derived combining forms neo-, meaning "new," and -philia, meaning "liking for." In the 1930s, the form neophily was introduced as a synonym of neophilia, but no neophilia could save it from obscurity-it has never caught on. The opposite of neophilia is neophobia, meaning "a dread of or aversion to novelty." It has been around slightly longer than neophilia, having first appeared in 1886.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web True happiness comes from a healthy, balanced neophilia that cultivates a love for the adventure of life. Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 27 May 2021 Similarly, if your neophilia leads to impulsiveness, consciously add in a bit of time to your decision making. Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 27 May 2021 That sort of institutional neophilia is not going to work with products like cars or factory robots, which can have much longer lifespans, says Mr Palmer. The Economist, 12 Sep. 2019 Each century seems to bring its radical transformations, from the Great Fire in the 17th to the elegant city squares of the 18th, the explosion of the suburbs of the 19th and the scars of war and the neophilia of modernism in the 20th. Edwin Heathcote, CNN, 11 May 2017

Word History

Etymology

neo- + -philia

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

neophiliacs

noun

plural of neophiliac
as in radicals

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • radicals
  • extremists
  • liberals
  • reformists
  • leftists
  • ultramodernists
  • revolutionaries
  • progressives
  • revolutionists
  • reformers
  • lefties
  • moderns
  • modernists
  • bohemians

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • fossils
  • standpatters
  • fogeys
  • conservatives
  • reactionaries
  • veterans
  • antediluvians
  • fogies
  • rightists
  • dodos
  • old hands
  • archconservatives
  • traditionalists
  • stick-in-the-muds
  • stuffed shirts
  • conformists
  • fuddy-duddies
  • paleoconservatives
  • neoconservatives
  • dodoes
  • right-wingers
  • neocons
  • diehards
  • squares
  • Tories
  • old-timers
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