neology

Other forms of neology

plural

neologies·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about neology

What does neology mean?

neology means "a newly invented word or phrase". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in neology?

neology has 4 syllables: ne-o-lo-gy. The stress falls on "o".

What is another word for neology?

Close synonyms include neologism, coinage, neologism, coinage. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is neology a common word?

neology is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.