This week’s theme
Words made with combining forms

This week’s words
polyandry
hypernym
arthroplasty
neophile
hierophant

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(NEE-uh-fyl)

MEANING:

noun: One who loves new or novel things.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Greek neo- (new) + -phile (lover). The opposite is neophobe.

USAGE:

“My inner neophile adores discovering a feature I’ve never come across before.”
Helen Coffey; Luxury Escape; The Independent (London, UK); Feb 16, 2020.

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: