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Jan 3, 2022
This week’s themeWords for people This week’s words neoist rounder hotspur blellum pot-valiant Previous week’s theme There’s a word for it 
A.Word.A.Day
with Anu GargWhat’s new? The year is, and so are words. Well, we introduce you to new words the whole year, and here’s a fresh crop. This week we have rounded up words to describe people. Know someone, in your personal life or someone public, who fits well with any of this week’s words? Share below or email us at words@wordsmith.org. Include your location (city, state). neoist
PRONUNCIATION:
(NEE-uh-ist)
MEANING:
noun: One who favors or employs new ideas, styles, techniques, etc. adjective: Favoring new ideas, styles, techniques, etc. ETYMOLOGY:
From Greek neo- (new). Earliest documented use: 1916.
USAGE:
“When you are a neoist ... you pursue your art and let the rats fall
where they may.” Next a Sinking Ship; The Globe and Mail (Toronto, Canada); May 16, 1983. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live
near him. -J.R.R. Tolkien, novelist and philologist (3 Jan 1892-1973)
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