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new / New > 12 senses
ADJECTIVE1newNot of long duration
2newOther than the former one(s)
3new, unexampledHaving no previous example or precedent or parallel
4new, fresh, novelOf a kind not seen before
5new, raw, wet behind the earsLacking training or experience
6new, newfangledOf a new (often outrageous) kind or fashion
7new, new to(often followed by `to') unfamiliar
8new, young(of crops) harvested at an early stage of development
9newUnaffected by use or exposure
10NewIn use after Medieval times
11New, ModernUsed of a living language
ADVERB1new, recently, newly, freshly, freshVery recently
new / New > pronunciation
Soundsnuw'; nyuw'
Rhymesanew, 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...
new > adjective 1
MeaningNot of long duration. Having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered.
Examples"a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World"
Attribute ofage
Similarbrand-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 alsocurrent; fresh; modern; young, immature; unworn
Contraryold
new > adjective 2
MeaningOther than the former one(s). Different.
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 toother
new > adjective 3
MeaningHaving no previous example or precedent or parallel.
Synonymsunexampled
Similar tounprecedented
new > adjective 4
MeaningOf a kind not seen before.
Synonymsfresh, novel
Similar tooriginal
new > adjective 5
MeaningLacking training or experience.
Examples"the new men were eager to fight"
Synonymsraw, wet behind the ears
Similar toinexperienced
new > adjective 6
MeaningOf a new (often outrageous) kind or fashion.
Synonymsnewfangled
Similar tooriginal
new > adjective 7
Meaning(often followed by `to') unfamiliar.
Examples"new experiences"; "experiences new to him"; "errors of someone new to the job"
Synonymsnew to
Similar tounaccustomed
new > adjective 8
Meaning(of crops) harvested at an early stage of development. Before complete maturity.
Examples"new potatoes"
Synonymsyoung
Similar toearly
new > adjective 9
MeaningUnaffected by use or exposure.
Examples"it looks like new"
Similar tounworn
New > adjective 10
MeaningIn use after Medieval times.
Examples"New Eqyptian was the language of the 18th to 21st dynasties"
Categorylinguistics
Similar tolate
New > adjective 11
MeaningUsed of a living language. Being the current stage in its development.
Examples"New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew"
SynonymsModern
Categorylinguistics
Similar tolate
new > adverb
MeaningVery recently.
Examples"they are newly married"; "newly raised objections"; "a newly arranged hairdo"; "grass new washed by the rain"
Synonymsrecently, newly, freshly, fresh

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