neo
/ˈniːəʊ/
neo is the clipping of neofan.
neo is the clipping of neoconservative.
neo is the clipping of neopronoun.
neo is the clipping of neodymium.
neo is the alternative letter-case form of NEO.
Meaning of neofan
Noun
neofan (plural neofans or neofen)
- A newcomer to science fiction; a fan who is extremely new and inexperienced with the genre; a beginner.
- COMING NEXT ISH: A department devoted to the BNF of tomorrow. 'Twill be the neofan of today who is the Tucker or Laney of tomorrow. So QUANDRY, the BNZ of tomorrow, will bring you biografies^([sic]) of lesser known fen.1950 October, Lee Hoffman, “Chaos”, in Quandry, archived from the original on 07 Jun 2011, page 5
- Synonyms:
- fanling, abecedarian, alphabetarian, apprentice, amateur, beginner, bun, colt, first-timer, fledgling
Meaning of neoconservative
Noun
neoconservative (plural neoconservatives)
- A supporter of neoconservatism.
- The neoliberals stand today in somewhat the position neoconservatives occupied a decade ago. Their ambition is to attain the influence in liberal politics that the neoconservatives have attained in conservative politics.1984 May 15, Walter Goodman, “AS NEOLIBERALS SEARCH FOR CLOSEST FIT, HART IS OFTEN MENTIONED”, in The New York Times
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Neo
Neo
- A unisex given name originating as a coinage.
- Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lewis Ross of Cincinnati, Ohio are the parents of a daughter, Neo Cao, born Oct. 13 at University of Cincinnati Medical Center.2015 November 1, “[Births] Neo Cao Ross”, in The Gleaner, Henderson, Ky., →OCLC, page 4C, column 1
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Neo
Neo
- A surname.
Proper noun (3) capitalized: Neo
Neo
Proper noun (4) capitalized: Neo
Neo (uncountable)
- An international auxiliary language created by Arturo Alfandari in 1961, combining features of Esperanto, Ido, Novial, and Volapük.
Noun capitalized: NEO
NEO (countable and uncountable, plural NEOs)
- Initialism of near-Earth object.
- Near-Earth objects (NEOs) that follow horseshoe paths, and approach our planet at close range and low relative velocity, may undergo mini-moon events in which their geocentric energy becomes negative for hours, days or months, but without completing one revolution around Earth while bound. An...2024 September, Carlos de la Fuente Marcos, Raúl de la Fuente Marcos, “A Two-month Mini-moon: 2024 PT₅ Captured by Earth from September to November”, in Research Notes of the AAS, American...
- Acronym of new engine option.
Forms of neo
| plural | neos |
|---|---|
| plural | NEOs |
| alternative form | N.E.O. |
| alternative form | N. E. O. |
| alternative form | neo |
Origin of neo
Recent coinage from the prefix neo- (“new”). Popularized by a character in the science-fiction film The Matrix (1999), where it is explained as an anagram of "(the) One".
Borrowed from Hokkien 梁 (Niû, Niô͘), or Teochew 梁 (nion⁵ / niên⁵). Doublet of Niu.
Named after the Neo Users Group in 2004.
Phrases with neo
Words that rhyme with neo
Questions about neo
- What does neo mean?
- Neo means a unisex given name originating as a coinage.
- What is neo the clipping of?
- Neo is the clipping of neofan.
- What part of speech is neo?
- Neo can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce neo?
- Neo is pronounced /ˈniːəʊ/.
Words near neo in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: neo (page history and authors); Neo (page history and authors); NEO (page history and authors); neofan (page history and authors); neoconservative (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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