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- DictionaryNe·o·ter·ic/ˌnēōˈterik/
adjective
- 1. new or modern; recent: "another effort by the White House to display its neoteric wizardry went awry"
noun
- 1. a modern person; a person who advocates new ideas.
Neoteric definition: modern; new; recent.. See examples of NEOTERIC used in a sentence.
There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the word neoteric. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Neoteric means modern or innovative. You might prefer eating at the familiar neighborhood pub instead of the sleek, neoteric restaurant that just opened downtown. Neoteric means brand new, original, or fresh, but the word itself dates back to the 16th century, from the Greek root neos , or "new."
May 7, 2024 · neoteric in American English. (ˌnioʊˈtɛrɪk ; ˌ niəˈtɛrɪk ) adjective. 1. recent; new; newly invented. noun. 2. a modern person; one accepting new ideas and practices. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
neoteric - Used to describe a person, especially an author, it means one belongs to modern/recent times—but it might also refer to a person having a modern outlook or new ideas; when used of things, it indicates that they are modern, new, or recent.
Neoteric Definition. Recent; new; newly invented. A modern person; one accepting new ideas and practices. A modern author (especially as opposed to a classical writer).
Oct 26, 2023 · Introduction. The modern definition of “Neoteric poets” derives from three references of Cicero, who first refers to neoteroi ( Ep. ad Attic. 7.2.1), then poetae novi ( Orat. 161), then cantores Euphorionis ( Tusc. 3. 45 for a brief review of past scholarly contributions, see Christopher Tuplin. 1977. “Cantores Euphorionis.”
