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

brand-newness noun

Etymology

Origin of brand-new

First recorded in 1560–70

Example Sentences

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This brand-new definition of “tradwife” just sounds like the worst of all worlds: women having to work and handle all domestic responsibilities without any help at all.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

“I was looking at the one next door, a brand-new big house, that was too much money,” she said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

"It's a brand-new kind of cognitive load," said Ben Wigler, co-founder of the start-up LoveMind AI.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

"I didn't know how much I liked a crowd until this summer, and then we all met a brand-new version of me," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

“I can do it,” Nathan said, texting his best friends, Weslee and Steven, on his brand-new smartphone, which both his parents got him for getting straight As on his report card.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

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