Explore Neologism through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like coinage or word. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Neologism meaning
- A word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase.
- An existing word or phrase which has gained a new meaning.
- The act or instance of coining, or uttering a new word.
Using Neologism
- The main meaning on this page is: A word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase. | An existing word or phrase which has gained a new meaning. | The act or instance of coining, or uttering a new word.
- Useful related words include: neology, coinage, word, invention.
- In the example corpus, neologism often appears in combinations such as: is neologism, the neologism, neologism coined.
Context around Neologism
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 6 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 14 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Neologism
- In this selection, "neologism" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, french, gropius, modern, created, meaning and unknown stand out and add context to how "neologism" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a modern neologism king tut and a neologism created after. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "neologism" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with neologism
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Tutankhamen came to be called by a modern neologism, "King Tut". (11 words)
Every month needs a neologism and a hashtag now, didn’t you know? (13 words)
A neologism created after the collapse of the Qing Dynasty, it became increasingly associated with Sino-American diplomatic relations. (19 words)
Gropius' neologism Bauhaus references both building and the Bauhütte, a premodern guild of stonemasons. citation The early intention was for the Bauhaus to be a combined architecture school, crafts school, and academy of the arts. (35 words)
In French, the new state was called " Royaume de Belgique " ("Belgique" in the singular), while it was necessary to find a neologism for the Dutch official name to be used by the Flemings : " Koninkrijk België ". (35 words)
Additionally, in the New Testament only, the verb baptizein can also relate to the neuter noun baptisma "baptism" which is a neologism unknown in the Septuagint and other pre-Christian Jewish texts. (32 words)
Every month needs a neologism and a hashtag now, didn’t you know? (13 words)
Example sentences (15)
A neologism created after the collapse of the Qing Dynasty, it became increasingly associated with Sino-American diplomatic relations.
Now, there’s also a newfound cohort of people who are struggling with “mask anxiety,” a neologism meaning a fear of, or anxieties relating to, strapping a mask on your face.
Every month needs a neologism and a hashtag now, didn’t you know?
Additionally, in the New Testament only, the verb baptizein can also relate to the neuter noun baptisma "baptism" which is a neologism unknown in the Septuagint and other pre-Christian Jewish texts.
Contrariwise was it absolutely irrelevant for the Frenchspeaking elites to be called "Néerlandais" ( King William furthermore wanted to create the French neologism "Néerlande".
Gropius' neologism Bauhaus references both building and the Bauhütte, a premodern guild of stonemasons. citation The early intention was for the Bauhaus to be a combined architecture school, crafts school, and academy of the arts.
However, as the growing number of speakers employ different strategies to express themselves, it is often unclear as to what level of neologism is permissible.
In French, the new state was called " Royaume de Belgique " ("Belgique" in the singular), while it was necessary to find a neologism for the Dutch official name to be used by the Flemings : " Koninkrijk België ".
It is a neologism originating in the mid-1970s to describe the many thousands of small unrecognised state-like entities that have mostly arisen since that time.
Many indigenous Americans, however, prefer the term American Indian. citation Criticism of the neologism Native American comes from diverse sources.
Once a neologism or a compound is introduced to a language, then, if successful, it will often diffuse across geographical boundaries.
Open content is a neologism coined by David Wiley in 1998 citation which describes a creative work that others can copy or modify.
The ashes left after a cremation are sometimes referred to by the neologism cremains, a portmanteau of "cremation" and "remains".
Therefore, the neologism euskotar, plural euskotarrak, was coined in the 19th century to mean a culturally Basque person, whether Basque-speaking or not.
Tutankhamen came to be called by a modern neologism, "King Tut".
Common combinations with neologism
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- is neologism 4×
- the neologism 3×
- neologism coined 2×