neophilia

British

/ ˌniːəʊˈfɪlɪə /

noun

a tendency to like anything new; love of novelty

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Other Word Forms

neophiliac noun

Example Sentences

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She is not interested in neophilia, the insatiable hunger for the new that is one of the terrible afflictions of contemporary society.

From The Guardian • Jul. 10, 2010

And yet you'd have to be fundamentally devoted to the cause of neophilia to allow the sense that there's nothing really new here overwhelm the sheer delight of the songwriting on offer.

From The Guardian • Apr. 22, 2010

Fandom has a related proverb to the effect that "Hacking is a conversational black hole!". :neophilia: /nee`oh-fil'-ee-*/ n.

From The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 by Raymond, Eric S.

Fandom has a related proverb to the effect that "Hacking is a conversational black hole!". :neophilia: /nee`oh-fil'-ee-*/ /n./

From The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0, 24 Jul 1996 by Raymond, Eric S.

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