neotenic

1. 1.

   of or relating to or characterized by neoteny

   “neotenic development”

   Synonymsneotenous

Questions about neotenic

What does neotenic mean?

neotenic means "of or relating to or characterized by neoteny".

How many syllables are in neotenic?

neotenic has 4 syllables: ne-o-te-nic. The stress falls on "te". In IPA it is /ˌniəˈtinɪk/.

What is another word for neotenic?

Close synonyms include neotenous. 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 neotenic a common word?

neotenic 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.