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neophilia

/ ˌniːəʊˈfɪlɪə /

noun

  1. a tendency to like anything new; love of novelty

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Word Forms

  • neophiliac noun
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Example Sentences

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MacDonald said it probably got into that spot thanks to another power that is only sometimes super: neophilia.

Psychologists have a word for it, “neophilia.”

It is a mystery to me why anyone would want to perpetuate this condition; I suspect it is simple neophilia.

From Salon

When neophilia is cause for obsessions and starts to rule your life, however, you must take back control.

From Time

They call this “novelty-seeking,” or the sexier alternative, “neophilia.”

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