Home › Words › N › neophilismneophilismneophilism means neophilia.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, neophilism ranks #1,435 of 42,752 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom neo- + -philism.nounneophiliaDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.neophilia 80% match — The love of novelty, new things, innovation, or unfamiliar places or situations. vs neophilism →neophile 72% match — A lover of new or novel things. vs neophilism →technophilia 66% match — A love of new technologies. vs neophilism →neolatry 66% match — The worship of novelty; excessive fondness for new things or ideas. vs neophilism →neophobia 64% match — The fear or hatred of novelty, new things, innovation, or unfamiliar places or situations. vs neophilism →neophytism 64% match — The property of being a neophyte. vs neophilism →neophobe 63% match — One who dislikes new or novel things. vs neophilism →philoneist 63% match — One who loves or likes what is new or innovative. vs neophilism →