neophile

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neophile

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From neo- + -phile.

noun neophiles

A lover of new or novel things. While mankind is generally ambivalent about a new technology until it directly affects pockets or perceptions, the pundits are out in force with this one, and already we are seeing tensions between neophiles and neophobes.
Similar: neophiliac · Opposite: neophobe

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@misc{neophile_2026,
  title = {neophile},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/neophile},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}