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ADJECTIVE | 1 | new | Not of long duration |
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2 | new | Other than the former one(s) | |
3 | new, unexampled | Having no previous example or precedent or parallel | |
4 | new, fresh, novel | Of a kind not seen before | |
5 | new, raw, wet behind the ears | Lacking training or experience | |
6 | new, newfangled | Of a new (often outrageous) kind or fashion | |
7 | new, new to | (often followed by `to') unfamiliar | |
8 | new, young | (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development | |
9 | new | Unaffected by use or exposure | |
10 | New | In use after Medieval times | |
11 | New, Modern | Used of a living language | |
ADVERB | 1 | new, recently, newly, freshly, fresh | Very recently |
Sounds | nuw'; nyuw' |
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Rhymes | anew, avenue, canoe, and 7 more rhymes in nuw at the HyperDic website... |
anew, argue, askew, and 55 more rhymes in yuw at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | Not of long duration. Having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered. |
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Examples | "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World" |
Attribute of | age |
Similar | brand-new, bran-new, spic-and-span, spick-and-span; fresh; hot, red-hot; newborn, newly arisen, new-sprung; newfound; novel, refreshing; parvenu, parvenue; recent; revolutionary, radical; rising; sunrise; untested, untried; unused; virgin |
See also | current; fresh; modern; young, immature; unworn |
Contrary | old |
Meaning | Other than the former one(s). Different. |
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Examples | "they now have a new leaders"; "my new car is four years old but has only 15,000 miles on it"; "ready to take a new direction" |
Similar to | other |
Meaning | Having no previous example or precedent or parallel. |
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Synonyms | unexampled |
Similar to | unprecedented |
Meaning | Of a kind not seen before. |
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Synonyms | fresh, novel |
Similar to | original |
Meaning | Lacking training or experience. |
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Examples | "the new men were eager to fight" |
Synonyms | raw, wet behind the ears |
Similar to | inexperienced |
Meaning | Of a new (often outrageous) kind or fashion. |
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Synonyms | newfangled |
Similar to | original |
Meaning | (often followed by `to') unfamiliar. |
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Examples | "new experiences"; "experiences new to him"; "errors of someone new to the job" |
Synonyms | new to |
Similar to | unaccustomed |
Meaning | (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development. Before complete maturity. |
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Examples | "new potatoes" |
Synonyms | young |
Similar to | early |
Meaning | Unaffected by use or exposure. |
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Examples | "it looks like new" |
Similar to | unworn |
Meaning | In use after Medieval times. |
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Examples | "New Eqyptian was the language of the 18th to 21st dynasties" |
Category | linguistics |
Similar to | late |
Meaning | Used of a living language. Being the current stage in its development. |
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Examples | "New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew" |
Synonyms | Modern |
Category | linguistics |
Similar to | late |
Meaning | Very recently. |
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Examples | "they are newly married"; "newly raised objections"; "a newly arranged hairdo"; "grass new washed by the rain" |
Synonyms | recently, newly, freshly, fresh |