Meanings
nounneophilic (plural neophilics)
plural neophilics
- human sciencesA person or animal that enjoys new or novel experiences or food.
Synonyms: paleophobic · Antonyms: paleophilic, neophobic
adjectiveneophilic (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to neophiles or to neophilia.
Rats are neophilic in their choice of what to gnaw: they select unfamiliar rather than familiar objects. […]
1963, S. A. Barnett, The Rat: A Study in Behavior, Transaction Publishers, →ISBN
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person or animal that enjoys new or novel experiences or food.
Similar
paleophobic
Opposite
paleophilicneophobic
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Origin
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APA
neophilic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neophilic
MLA
“neophilic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neophilic. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neophilic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neophilic.
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