Neologism Definition
nē-ŏlə-jĭzəm
neologisms
noun
neologisms
A new word or a new meaning for an established word.
Webster's New World
The use of, or the practice of creating, new words or new meanings for established words.
Webster's New World
The invention of new words regarded as a symptom of certain psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia.
American Heritage Medicine
A word so invented.
American Heritage Medicine
A new doctrine or a new interpretation of scripture.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- coinage
- neology
- vogue-word
- synthetic word
- nonce-word
- new phrase
- new word
Antonyms:
Other Word Forms of Neologism
Noun
Singular:
neologismPlural:
neologismsOrigin of Neologism
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From French néologisme, from Ancient Greek νέος (neos, “new") + λόγος (logos, “word").
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