Today's Word "neophilia"
Published in Vocabulary
neophilia \nee-uh-FILL-ee-uh\ (noun) - Love of or enthusiasm for what is new or novel
"After visiting Tokyo, Harold was struck by the neophilia of its people, who seemed to revel in a steady line of new products, each with more flashy automated features than the one before."
The early form of "neophilia," "neophily," was first found in print in 1932, appropriately enough, describing an interest in new terminology. It wasn't until about 1947, however, that it began appearing in its present form, as a combination of the Greek-derived combining forms "neo-," meaning "new," and "-philia," meaning "liking for." The opposite of "neophilia" is "neophobia," meaning "a dread of or aversion to novelty." It has been around even longer than "neophilia," having first appeared in 1886.
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