fresh

[ fresh ]

/ frɛʃ /

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adjective, fresh·er, fresh·est.

newly made or obtained: fresh footprints.

recently arrived; just come: fresh from school.

new; not previously known, met with, etc.; novel: to uncover fresh facts;to seek fresh experiences.

additional or further: fresh supplies.

not salty, as water.

retaining the original properties unimpaired; not stale or spoiled: Is the milk still fresh?

not preserved by freezing, canning, pickling, salting, drying, etc.: fresh vegetables.

not tired or fatigued; brisk; vigorous: She was still fresh after that long walk.

not faded, worn, obliterated, etc.: fresh paint;a fresh appearance.

looking youthful and healthy: a fresh beauty that we all admired.

pure, cool, or refreshing, as air.

denoting a young wine, especially a white or rosé, that is clean, crisp, and uncomplicated.

Meteorology. (of wind) moderately strong or brisk.

inexperienced; green; callow: Two hundred fresh recruits arrived at the training camp.

Informal. forward or presumptuous.

(of a cow) having recently given birth to a calf.

Slang.

exciting; appealing; great.
informed; up-to-date.

noun

the fresh part or time.

a freshet.

verb (used with or without object)

to make or become fresh.

adverb

newly; recently; just now: He is fresh out of ideas.The eggs are fresh laid.

OTHER WORDS FOR fresh

1 recent.

8 energetic.

11 invigorating, sweet, unadulterated.

14 artless, raw, unskilled, uncultivated, untrained.

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OPPOSITES FOR fresh

1 old.

14 experienced, skilled.

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Origin of fresh

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English fersc; cognate with Old Frisian fersk,Old High German frisc (German frisch), Old Norse ferskr

synonym study for fresh

1. See new.

OTHER WORDS FROM fresh

freshly, adverbfreshness, noun

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How to use fresh in a sentence

So we tried to think of the freshest, healthiest, brightest, cleanest restaurant we knew.
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It is the freshest evidence that hyperpartisan super-PAC slush funds are now a core part of the permanent campaign.
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In it, the writer, Joan Juliet Buck, called Mrs. Assad “the freshest and most magnetic of first ladies.”
The Well-Dressed Mrs. Assad|David Frum|June 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The markets are filled with the freshest and most incredible ingredients, and the cuisine is generally simple yet satisfying.
Fresh Picks|Melissa Perello|May 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST

One of the youngest and freshest culinary talents tells us what he's loving right now.
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Let the Brigade-Majors, I said, pick out a few of their freshest companies and get on to the crest right now.
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Here's my daughter run away to be married with the coolest, freshest, limber-tongued young codfish that ever escaped salting.
The Belted Seas|Arthur Colton
"He's the freshest lobster ever I see," was his mental comment.
The Opened Shutters|Clara Louise Burnham
I was the freshest bit of verdure, as the poet says, that ever greened the place.
The Varmint|Owen Johnson
The deluded citizen fancies there is nothing enjoyable in the country till June, and so misses the freshest, tenderest part.
A Year in the Fields|John Burroughs

British Dictionary definitions for fresh

fresh

/ (frɛʃ) /

adjective

not stale or deteriorated; newly made, harvested, etcfresh bread; fresh strawberries

newly acquired, created, found, etcfresh publications

novel; originala fresh outlook

latest; most recentfresh developments

further; additional; morefresh supplies

not canned, frozen, or otherwise preservedfresh fruit

(of water) not salt

bright or cleara fresh morning

chilly or invigoratinga fresh breeze

not tired; alert; refreshed

not worn or fadedfresh colours

having a healthy or ruddy appearance

newly or just arrived; straightfresh from the presses

youthful or inexperienced

mainly US designating a female farm animal, esp a cow, that has recently given birth

informal presumptuous or disrespectful; forward

Northern English dialect partially intoxicated; tipsy

noun

the fresh part or time of something

another name for freshet

verb

obsolete to make or become fresh; freshen

adverb

in a fresh manner; freshly

fresh out of informal having just run out of supplies of

Derived forms of fresh

freshly, adverbfreshness, noun

Word Origin for fresh

Old English fersc fresh, unsalted; related to Old High German frisc, Old French freis, Old Norse ferskr

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Other Idioms and Phrases with fresh

fresh

In addition to the idioms beginning with fresh

fresh as a daisy
fresh out of

also see:

breath of fresh air

fresh

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