'Neologism' definitions:
Definition of 'neologism'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Neologism'
From: GCIDE
- Neologism \Ne*ol"o*gism\, n. [Cf. F. n['e]ologisme.]
- 1. The introduction of new words, or the use of old words in a new sense. --Mrs. Browning. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A new word, phrase, or expression. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A new doctrine; specifically, rationalism. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'neologism'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- arriviste,
- blend,
- breakthrough,
- bright young man,
- coinage,
- comer,
- discovery,
- fledgling,
- ghost word,
- innovation,
- introduction,
- invention,
- leap,
- modern,
- modern generation,
- modern man,
- modernist,
- modernizer,
- neologist,
- neology,
- neonate,
- neoteric,
- neoterism,
- neoterist,
- new generation,
- new man,
- new phase,
- new sense,
- new word,
- newfangled expression,
- nonce word,
- nouveau riche,
- novelty,
- novus homo,
- parvenu,
- portmanteau word,
- rising generation,
- stripling,
- upstart,
- Young Turk