Associations to the word «Neologism»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
NEOLOGISM, noun. (linguistics) A word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase.
NEOLOGISM, noun. (linguistics) (uncountable) The act or instance of coining, or uttering a new word.
NEOLOGISM, noun. (psychiatry) The newly coined, meaningless words or phrases of someone with a psychosis, usually schizophrenia.
Dictionary definition
NEOLOGISM, noun. A newly invented word or phrase.
NEOLOGISM, noun. The act of inventing a word or phrase.
Wise words
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as
effective as a rightly timed pause.