neoteric

[ nee-uh-ter-ik ]
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adjective
  1. modern; new; recent.

noun
  1. a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.

Origin of neoteric

1
1590–1600; <Late Latin neōtericus new, modern <Greek neōterikós young, youthful, equivalent to neṓter(os) younger (comparative of néosnew) + -ikos-ic

Other words from neoteric

  • ne·o·ter·i·cal·ly, adverb

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How to use neoteric in a sentence

  • Certain of the Neoterics, that the seat of the soul is extended from the head to the diaphragm.

British Dictionary definitions for neoteric

neoteric

/ (ˌniːəʊˈtɛrɪk) rare /


adjective
  1. belonging to a new fashion or trend; modern: a neoteric genre

noun
  1. a new writer or philosopher

Origin of neoteric

1
C16: via Late Latin from Greek neōterikos young, fresh, from neoteros younger, more recent, from neos new, recent

Derived forms of neoteric

  • neoterically, adverb

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