Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neophiliac

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: neophil-i-ac
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A neophile; a lover of new or novel things.

Example Sentences

"For academic neophiliacs, the semantic preservation of the traditional meaning of marriage holds far less professional promise than the lexical innovation of marriage as a label applicable to the union of homosexual couples."

Inflected Forms

neophiliacs (plural)

Synonyms

neophile

Questions

What does neophiliac mean?: A neophile; a lover of new or novel things.

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