neoteric
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
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Etymology
Origin of neoteric
1590–1600; < Late Latin neōtericus new, modern < Greek neōterikós young, youthful, equivalent to neṓter ( os ) younger (comparative of néos new ) + -ikos -ic
Explanation
Neoteric means modern or innovative. You might prefer eating at the familiar neighborhood pub instead of the sleek, neoteric restaurant that just opened downtown. Neoteric means brand new, original, or fresh, but the word itself dates back to the 16th century, from the Greek root neos, or "new." Your cousin's neoteric house, all glass and concrete, is a stark contrast to the cozy, worn bungalow your family lives in. You can also use this word for someone who's innovative or open to new ideas: "You'd never know it, but my grandfather is a neoteric, always the first to get the latest devices."
Example Sentences
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And as part of the collaboration, Burberry invited Ssense to add its neoteric polish to its SoHo retail space.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2021
Fiorucci opened his first retail venture in Milan in the mid-’60s, importing the British designers and looks that made London the worldwide capital of neoteric chic at the time.
From Architectural Digest ● Jul. 31, 2015
Occasion was taken by reporters to inform the plebs that the Baron has two Panamas, one senescent and one neoteric.
From Time Magazine Archive
Today he is editor of The Criterion, a neoteric quarterly of pronounced modernist tendencies.
From Time Magazine Archive
His action, when all is said and done, was merely typical of that "every man for himself, and the devil take the hindmost" attitude assumed by latter-day neoteric Government institutions.
From Experiences of a Dug-out, 1914-1918 by Callwell, C. E. (Charles Edward), Sir
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