philoneist means one who loves or likes what is new or innovative. It carries an Arena rating of 1475, earned across 94 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, philoneist ranks #1,908 of 17,151 for The Improbable, #2,843 of 17,163 for Funniest Words, #3,561 of 17,126 for Most Satisfying to Say, #5,342 of 17,140 for Most Whimsical Words.
Why “philoneist” is a great word
PHILONEIST — [Noun] One who loves or is fond of what is new or innovative. From the Greek-derived combining forms philo- ("loving") + neo- ("new") + -ist ("one who does or believes"). Unlike a "neophile," which suggests a raw, indiscriminate enthusiasm for novelty, or a "faddist," which denotes a slavish pursuit of the transient, a philoneist professes a studied, principled appreciation for substantive innovation. It is the curator acquiring the first work in an emerging medium, the engineer meticulously disassembling a novel mechanism, the mind finding in every nascent theory a new continent of thought—a love directed not at the new for its own sake, but at the fragile possibility it contains.
Etymology
From philo- + neo- + -ist.
noun
- One who loves or likes what is new or innovative.
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Words closest in meaning
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- neophile 79% match — A lover of new or novel things. vs philoneist →
- philalethist 68% match — A lover of truth. vs philoneist →
- neophobe 68% match — One who dislikes new or novel things. vs philoneist →
- oenophilist 66% match — An oenophile; a wine lover. vs philoneist →
- philozoist 66% match — a lover of all forms of life (as opposed to only humans or those life forms useful to humans) vs philoneist →
- technophile 65% match — A person who is enthusiastic about technology, especially the technology of emerging fields such as aeronautics, space engineering, computing, or communication technology, during their respective phases of introduction and development. vs philoneist →
- neophilia 64% match — The love of novelty, new things, innovation, or unfamiliar places or situations. vs philoneist →
- polonophile 64% match — A person who admires Poland or its culture, cuisine, history or people. vs philoneist →