neophilic
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]neophilic (plural neophilics)
- (psychology) A person or animal that enjoys new or novel experiences or food.
- Synonym: paleophobic
- Antonyms: paleophilic, neophobic
Adjective
[edit]neophilic (not comparable)
- Relating to neophiles or to neophilia
- 1963, S. A. Barnett, The Rat: A Study in Behavior, Transaction Publishers, →ISBN:
- Rats are neophilic in their choice of what to gnaw: they select unfamiliar rather than familiar objects. […]