Re: Chaotophile

Thomas Wier wrote:
>Quoting Andreas Johansson <and_yo@...>:
>
> > 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?
>
>Maybe. Greek <khaos> has the stem <chaot-> in English
>loan words.
>
> > ii) Is there an established scientific-sounding word of this meaning?
>
>It really depends on the shade of meaning you're trying
>to convey.  What's the context? If you're talking about
>social class relations, then the elitist sounding
>"ochlocratophile" (liking rule by the rabble) would also work.
>If you're talking about someone who likes anarchy, then
>"anarchophile" would work.  If you're talking about someone
>who likes not having to obey social conventions, then
>"anomophile" would work.  English doesn't really have a good
>agreed upon, all-purpose word that would capture all these
>meanings.
The context was someone actually liking his home to be in a mess, his
apointment calendar to be an unreadable mix of double appointments, to have
no control of his work - in short, wants his life to be a chaotic mess.

                                                  Andreas



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