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adjective \ˈnü, chiefly British ˈnyü, in place names usually (ˌ)nu̇ or nə or (ˌ)ni\Definition of NEW
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a (1) : having been seen, used, or known for a short time : novel <rice was a new crop for the area> (2) : unfamiliar <visit new places> b : being other than the former or old <a steady flow of new money>
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: having been in a relationship or condition but a short time <new to the job> <a new wife>
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a : beginning as the resumption or repetition of a previous act or thing <a new day> <the new edition> b : made or become fresh <awoke a new person> c : relating to or being a new moon
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: different from one of the same category that has existed previously <new realism>
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: of dissimilar origin and usually of superior quality <a new strain of hybrid corn>
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capitalized : modern 3; especially : having been in use after medieval times
— new·ish \ˈnü-ish, ˈnyü-\ adjective
— new·ness noun
See Examples of NEW
- They visited the new library.
- I saw their new baby for the first time.
- They planted new trees on the campus.
- a new kind of music
- She couldn't afford a new car, so she bought a used one.
- He bought the car new.
- She is eager to see his new apartment.
- This is my new stepsister.
- the young man and his new wife
- I made a new friend today.
Origin of NEW
Middle English, from Old English nīwe; akin to Old High German niuwi new, Latin novus, Greek neos
First Known Use: before 12th century
Related to NEW
- Synonyms
- makeshift, substitute, substitutive
- Antonyms
- original
Synonym Discussion of NEW
new, novel, original, fresh mean having recently come into existence or use. new may apply to what is freshly made and unused <new brick> or has not been known before <new designs> or not experienced before <starts the new job>. novel applies to what is not only new but strange or unprecedented <a novel approach to the problem>. original applies to what is the first of its kind to exist <a man without one original idea>. fresh applies to what has not lost its qualities of newness such as liveliness, energy, brightness <a fresh start>.
Rhymes with NEW
blue, boo, brew, chew, clew, clue, coo, coup, crew, cue, dew, do, doux, due, ewe, few, flu, flue, fou, glue, gnu, goo, hew, hue, Jew, Koo, lieu, loo, mew, moo, moue, mu, nu, ooh, pew, phew, pooh, q, queue, roux, rue, screw, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skew, slew, slough, slue, smew, sou, sous, spew, sprue, stew, strew, sue, Sue, thew, through, to, too, true, two, u, view, whew, who, woo, xu, yew, you, zoo
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adverbDefinition of NEW
First Known Use of NEW
before 12th century
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