Neology or
Neologism, is an expression most frequently associated with the coining of new words, from the Greek root (Neo-: new, and Logos-: the word). This practice may be compared with other less mentally intensive, although sometimes computationally intensive forms of
wordplay such as
anagrams and
acrostics, as well as fully developed theories or practices of language, such as
aphorisms,
poetics, and literary essays.