new
[noo, nyoo]
adjective, newer, newest.
1.
of recent origin, production, purchase, etc.; having but lately come orbeen brought into being:
a new book.
2.
of a kind now existing or appearing for the first time; novel:
a new concept of the universe.
3.
having but lately or but now come into knowledge:
a new chemical element.
4.
unfamiliar or strange (often followed by to):
ideas new to us; to visit new lands.
5.
having but lately come to a place, position, status, etc.:
a reception for our new minister.
6.
unaccustomed (usually followed by to):
people new to such work.
7.
coming or occurring afresh; further; additional:
new gains.
adverb
13.
recently or lately (usually used in combination):
The valley was green with new-planted crops.
14.
freshly; anew or afresh (often used in combination):
roses new washed with dew; new-mown hay.
noun
15.
something that is new; a new object, quality, condition, etc.:
Ring out the old, ring in the new.
Origin of new
before 900; Middle English newe (adj., adv., and noun), Old English nēowe,nīewe, nīwe (adj. and adv.); cognate with Dutch nieuw, German neu, OldNorse nȳr, Gothic niujis, Old Irish núe, Welsh newydd, Greek neîos; akin toLatin novus, OCS novŭ, Greek néos, Sanskrit navas
Related forms
newness, noun
quasi-new, adjective
quasi-newly, adverb
unnew, adjective
unnewness, noun
Synonym Study
Pronunciation note
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1.
of recent origin, production, purchase, etc.; having but lately come orbeen brought into being:
a new book.
2.
of a kind now existing or appearing for the first time; novel:
a new concept of the universe.
3.
having but lately or but now come into knowledge:
a new chemical element.
4.
unfamiliar or strange (often followed by to):
ideas new to us; to visit new lands.
5.
having but lately come to a place, position, status, etc.:
a reception for our new minister.
6.
unaccustomed (usually followed by to):
people new to such work.
7.
coming or occurring afresh; further; additional:
new gains.
13.
recently or lately (usually used in combination):
The valley was green with new-planted crops.
14.
freshly; anew or afresh (often used in combination):
roses new washed with dew; new-mown hay.
15.
something that is new; a new object, quality, condition, etc.:
Ring out the old, ring in the new.
Origin of new
before 900; Middle English newe (adj., adv., and noun), Old English nēowe,nīewe, nīwe (adj. and adv.); cognate with Dutch nieuw, German neu, OldNorse nȳr, Gothic niujis, Old Irish núe, Welsh newydd, Greek neîos; akin toLatin novus, OCS novŭ, Greek néos, Sanskrit navas
Related forms
newness, noun
quasi-new, adjective
quasi-newly, adverb
unnew, adjective
unnewness, noun
Synonym Study
Pronunciation note
Examples from the Web for new
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