cainophobia
cainophobia noun: the fear of newness and/or of things that are new.
Noun
cainophobia (uncountable)
- The fear of newness and/or of things that are new.
- It is not by means of a social xenophobia and cainophobia that we shall succeed in junking our sawdust goals but only by a sincere and passionate openness to new experience.1962, Liberal Education, volume 48, page 518
- Sounds like a raging case of cainophobia with a large side helping of gnosiophobia.2002 September 4, maf1029 [username], “Re: Homosexuals have phobias”, in alt.politics.homosexuality (Usenet)
- Synonyms:
- neophobia
cainophobia meaning in Tamil
cainophobia in Tamil
- புதியன வெருளி, புதுமையச்சம்
Synonyms of cainophobia
Forms of cainophobia
| alternative form | cainotophobia |
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Origin of cainophobia
From the Ancient Greek roots καινός (kainós, “new”) or καινότης (kainótēs, “newness”) + -phobia.
Questions about cainophobia
- What does cainophobia mean?
- Cainophobia means the fear of newness and/or of things that are new.
- What is cainophobia in Tamil?
- Cainophobia in Tamil is புதியன வெருளி, புதுமையச்சம். See Cainophobia meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is cainophobia?
- Cainophobia is a noun.
Words near cainophobia in the dictionary
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