new

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

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