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/niːˈɒləd͡ʒɪzəm/
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A word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: human-sciences, lexicography, linguistics, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: coinage, neoterism
Antonyms: none provided
An existing word or phrase which has gained a new meaning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, countable
Topics: human-sciences, lexicography, linguistics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The act or instance of coining, or uttering a new word.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The newly coined, meaningless words or phrases of someone with a psychosis, usually schizophrenia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, medicine, psychiatry, psychology, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
Synonym of neology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, historical, uncountable
Topics: lifestyle, religion, theology
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: neology
Antonyms: none provided
the act of inventing a word or phrase
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: neology, coinage
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: invention
a newly invented word or phrase
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: neology, coinage
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: word
Narrower terms: blend, portmanteau word, portmanteau
From French néologisme, from Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new”) + λόγος (lógos, “word”) + -ism.
Across languages
Translations
74 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
مُوَلَّدَة
(muwallada)
— recently coined word
Armenian :
նորաբանություն
(norabanutʻyun)
— recently coined word
Basque :
neologismo
— recently coined word
Breton :
nevezc'her
— recently coined word
Bulgarian :
неологизъм
(neologizǎm)
— recently coined word
Catalan :
neologisme
— recently coined word
Chinese Mandarin :
新詞語 /新词语
(xīncíyǔ)
— recently coined word
Chinese Mandarin :
新詞 /新词
(xīncí)
— recently coined word
Czech :
novotvar
— recently coined word
Czech :
neologismus
— recently coined word
Danish :
neologisme
— recently coined word
Dutch :
neologisme
— recently coined word
Esperanto :
neologismo
— recently coined word
Estonian :
uudissõna
— recently coined word
Estonian :
neologism
— recently coined word
Faroese :
nýggjyrði
— recently coined word
Finnish :
uudismuodoste
— recently coined word
Finnish :
uudissana
— recently coined word
French :
néologisme
— recently coined word
Galician :
neoloxismo
— recently coined word
Georgian :
ნეოლოგიზმი
(neologizmi)
— recently coined word
German :
Neologismus
— recently coined word
Greek :
νεολογισμός
(neologismós)
— recently coined word
Hebrew :
תַּחְדִּישׁ
(takhdish)
— recently coined word
Hungarian :
neologizmus
— recently coined word
Hungarian :
új szó
— recently coined word
Hungarian :
újonnan alkotott szó
— recently coined word
Icelandic :
nýyrði
— recently coined word
Irish :
nuafhocal
— recently coined word
Italian :
neologismo
— recently coined word
Japanese :
新語
(shingo)
— recently coined word
Japanese :
新造語
(shinzōgo)
— recently coined word
Japanese :
造語
(zōgo)
— recently coined word
Kazakh :
жаңа сөз
(jaña söz)
— recently coined word
Korean :
신어
(sineo)
— recently coined word
Korean :
신조어
(sinjo'eo)
— recently coined word
Latin :
neologismus
— recently coined word
Latvian :
jaunvārds
— recently coined word
Latvian :
neoloģisms
— recently coined word
Lithuanian :
naujadaras
— recently coined word
Lithuanian :
neologizmas
— recently coined word
Macedonian :
новотвореница
(novotvorenica)
— recently coined word
Macedonian :
неологизам
(neologizam)
— recently coined word
Manx :
noa-ockle
— recently coined word
Norwegian Bokmål :
neologisme
— recently coined word
Norwegian Bokmål :
nyord
— recently coined word
Norwegian Nynorsk :
neologisme
— recently coined word
Persian :
نوواژه
(now-vâže)
— recently coined word
Polish :
neologizm
— recently coined word
Polish :
nowosłów
— recently coined word
Polish :
nowosłowie
— recently coined word
Polish :
nowotwór
— recently coined word
Portuguese :
neologismo
— recently coined word
Romanian :
neologism
— recently coined word
Russian :
неологи́зм
(neologízm)
— recently coined word
Serbo-Croatian :
neologizam
— recently coined word
Serbo-Croatian :
novotvorenica
— recently coined word
Slovak :
neologizmus
— recently coined word
Spanish :
neologismo
— recently coined word
Swedish :
neologism
— recently coined word
Turkish :
yenici deyim
— recently coined word
Turkish :
neolojizm
— recently coined word
Turkish :
türenti
— recently coined word
Turkish :
yenicillik
— recently coined word
Turkish :
yenicil deyim
— recently coined word
Udmurt :
вылькыл
(vyľkyl)
— recently coined word
Walloon :
noûmot
— recently coined word
Welsh :
newyddair
— recently coined word
Arabic :
تَوْلِيد
(tawlīd)
— instance of coinage
Armenian :
նորաբանություն
(norabanutʻyun)
— instance of coinage
Hungarian :
szóalkotás
— instance of coinage
Hungarian :
szóújítás
— instance of coinage
Greek :
νεολογισμός
(neologismós)
— schizophrenic meaningless word
Norwegian :
neologisme
— schizophrenic meaningless word