new

new [no͞o, nyo͞o]

adj.

[ME newe < OE niwe, akin to Ger neu < IE * newos, new (< base * newo-) > L novus, Gr neos, Welsh newydd, new]

1. never existing before; appearing, thought of, developed, made, produced, etc. for the first time

2.

a) existing before, but known or discovered for the first time [a new planet]

b) recently observed, experienced, manifested, etc.; different [a new understanding of the problem]

c) strange; unfamiliar; foreign [languages new to him]

3. not yet familiar or accustomed; inexperienced [new to the work]

4.

a) designating the more or most recent of two or more things of the same class, though both may be old [New York]

b) taking the place of the previous one; recently appointed, acquired, etc. [a new regime]

5.

a) recently grown or made; fresh [new wine, new cars]

b) harvested early [new potatoes]

6. not previously used or worn

7. modern; recent; fashionable; recently current

8. more; additional [two new inches of snow]

9. beginning again; starting as a repetition of a cycle, series, etc.; making another start [the new moon, the new year]

10. having just reached a position, rank, place, etc. [a new arrival]

11. refreshed in spirits, health, etc. [a new man]

12. [N-] MODERN (adj. 3)

n.

something new: with the

adv.

1. again

2. newly; recently

newness

n.

SYN.- NEW is applied to that which has never existed before or which has only just come into being, possession, use, etc. [a new coat, plan, etc. ]; FRESH¹ implies such newness that the original appearance, quality, vigor, etc. have not been affected by time or use [fresh eggs, a fresh start ]; NOVEL implies a newness that is strikingly unusual or strange [a novel idea, combination, etc. ]; MODERN and MODERNISTIC apply to that which is of the present time, as distinguished from earlier periods, and connote up-to-dateness, the latter word, sometimes, with derogatory implications; ORIGINAL is used of that which is not only new but is also the first of its kind [an original plan, melody, etc. ] -ANT. OLD