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misoneistic

misoneistic noun: hostile to change and dismissive of new ideas or innovations.

Noun

misoneistic (plural misoneistics)

  1. Hostile to change and dismissive of new ideas or innovations.
    Synonyms:
    neophobic

Synonyms of misoneistic

Antonyms

Forms of misoneistic

pluralmisoneistics

Origin of misoneistic

From miso- + neo- + -istic.

Questions about misoneistic

What does misoneistic mean?
Misoneistic means hostile to change and dismissive of new ideas or innovations.
What part of speech is misoneistic?
Misoneistic is a noun.
What is the plural of misoneistic?
The plural of misoneistic is misoneistics.

Words near misoneistic in the dictionary

  1. misomusist
  2. misomusists
  3. misoneism
  4. misoneisms
  5. misoneist
  6. misoneistic
  7. misoneistics
  8. misoneists
  9. misonidazole
  10. misonomy
  11. Misool

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