neophytic

ne·o·phyte

N n

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nee-uh-fahyt]
- /ˈni əˌfaɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nee-uh-fahyt]
- /ˈni əˌfaɪt/

Definitions of neophytic word

noun neophytic a beginner or novice: He's a neophyte at chess. 1
noun neophytic Roman Catholic Church. a novice. 1
noun neophytic a person newly converted to a belief, as a heathen, heretic, or nonbeliever; proselyte. 1
noun neophytic Primitive Church. a person newly baptized. 1

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Origin of neophytic

First appearance:

before 1540

One of the 30% oldest English words

1540-50; < Late Latin neophytus newly planted < Greek neóphytos. See neo-, -phyte

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Parts of speech for Neophytic

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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neophytic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

neophytic usage trend in Literature

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