Re: Chaotophile

Dan Seriff wrote:
>
>on 10/6/01 11:01 AM, Andreas Johansson at and_yo@HOTMAIL.COM wrote:
>
> > The other day, I needed a scientific-sounding word for someone who likes
> > things to be chaotic and anarchic (don't ask why). So I coined
> > "chaotophile". Two questions:
> >
> > i) Is this a possible (Anglicized) Greek formation?
> >
> > ii) Is there an established scientific-sounding word of this meaning?
>
>An anarchist.
Definitely out, as everyone'd assume it's used in its normal meaning (ie
"someone who supports anarchism")

>A chaos-monger.
Not scientific-sounding, and, besides, it sounds like someone who creates
chaos, rather than merely enjoy it.

>A chaotist (although I think most would
>pronounce this [tS&o.tIst] rather than [keO.tIst]).
Perhaps.

>A supporter of chaotic
>behavior.
That's rather a description than a term, isn't it?

                                             Andreas

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