Synonyms

brand-new

American

[bran-noo, -nyoo, brand-] / ˈbrænˈnu, -ˈnyu, ˈbrænd- /

adjective

entirely new.

brand-new British

adjective

absolutely new

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

brand-newness

noun

Etymology

Origin of brand-new

First recorded in 1560–70

Example Sentences

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BRAND-NEW luxury apartments in Beirut tend to look predictably interchangeable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2018

PAPA'S BRAND-NEW GAL Electro music, which supplements or replaces the guitar-driven riffs of regular rock with synthesized sounds, isn't new--R. and B. dance remixers have drawn on it for years.

From Time Magazine Archive

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