Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

brand-new

[bran-noo, -nyoo, brand-]
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
adjective
  1. entirely new.

Origin of brand-new

First recorded in 1560–70
Related formsbrand-new·ness, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
British Dictionary definitions for brand new

brand-new

adjective
  1. absolutely new

Word Origin

C16: from brand (n) + new, likened to newly forged iron
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for brand new

adj.

also brand-new, 1570s, from brand (n.) + new. Originally it must have meant "fresh from the fire" (Shakespeare has fire-new).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper