0%

neologistic

ne·ol·o·gism
N n

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nee-ol-uh-jiz-uh m]
    • /niˈɒl əˌdʒɪz əm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nee-ol-uh-jiz-uh m]
    • /niˈɒl əˌdʒɪz əm/

Definitions of neologistic word

  • noun neologistic a new word, meaning, usage, or phrase. 1
  • noun neologistic the introduction or use of new words or new senses of existing words. 1
  • noun neologistic a new doctrine, especially a new interpretation of sacred writings. 1
  • noun neologistic Psychiatry. a new word, often consisting of a combination of other words, that is understood only by the speaker: occurring most often in the speech of schizophrenics. 1
  • noun neologistic Of, or pertaining to, neologisms. 1

Information block about the term

Origin of neologistic

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
From the French word néologisme, dating back to 1790-1800. See neology, -ism

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Neologistic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

neologistic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

neologistic usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?