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- Dictionaryneoteric/ˌniːə(ʊ)ˈtɛrɪk/
adjective
- 1. new or modern; recent: "another effort by the White House to display its neoteric wizardry went awry"
noun
- 1. a modern person; a person who advocates new ideas.
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ne· o· ter· ic ˌnē-ə-ˈter-ik. : recent in origin : modern. Did you know? An odd thing about neoteric is that this word for things that are modern and new is itself rather old. It's been part of English since at least 1596, and its roots go back even further—to ancient Greek. We adapted the word from Late Latin neōtericus, which also means "recent."
adjective. formal uk / ˌniː.əʊˈter.ɪk / us / ˌniː.oʊˈter.ɪk / Add to word list. new or modern: The company has invested a lot of money in developing neoteric solvents for organic synthesis. The neoteric interpretation of this philosophy is in fact little different from the traditional understanding of it. Fewer examples.
adjective. formal us / ˌniː.oʊˈter.ɪk / uk / ˌniː.əʊˈter.ɪk / Add to word list. new or modern: The company has invested a lot of money in developing neoteric solvents for organic synthesis. The neoteric interpretation of this philosophy is in fact little different from the traditional understanding of it. Fewer examples.
The Neoterikoi ( Ancient Greek: νεωτερικοί; Latin: poetae novi, "new poets") or Neoterics were a series of avant-garde Latin poets who wrote in the 1st century BCE. Neoteric poets deliberately turned away from classical Homeric epic poetry.
2 meanings: 1. belonging to a new fashion or trend; modern 2. a new writer or philosopher.... Click for more definitions.
Neoteric definition: modern; new; recent.. See examples of NEOTERIC used in a sentence.
Neoteric means modern or innovative. You might prefer eating at the familiar neighborhood pub instead of the sleek, neoteric restaurant that just opened downtown.
There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word neoteric. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
neoteric - Used to describe a person, especially an author, it means one belongs to modern/recent times—but it might also refer to a person having a modern outlook or new ideas; when used of things, it indicates that they are modern, new, or recent.
May 21, 2024 · Noun. [ edit] neoteric (plural neoterics) A modern author (especially as opposed to a classical writer). Someone with new or modern ideas.
