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philoneistic

philoneistic noun: favorable to change and dismissive of new ideas or innovations.

Noun

philoneistic (plural philoneistics)

  1. Favorable to change and dismissive of new ideas or innovations.
    Synonyms:
    neophilic

Synonyms of philoneistic

Antonyms

Forms of philoneistic

pluralphiloneistics

Origin of philoneistic

From philo- + neo- + -istic.

Questions about philoneistic

What does philoneistic mean?
Philoneistic means favorable to change and dismissive of new ideas or innovations.
What part of speech is philoneistic?
Philoneistic is a noun.
What is the plural of philoneistic?
The plural of philoneistic is philoneistics.

Words near philoneistic in the dictionary

  1. philomusical
  2. philomycid
  3. philomycids
  4. philoneism
  5. philoneist
  6. philoneistic
  7. philoneistics
  8. philoneists
  9. Philonian
  10. Philonian conditional
  11. Philonian conditionals

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