fresh

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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.
1. exciting; appealing; great.
2. 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.

Origin of fresh

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

Related formsfresh·ly, adverbfresh·ness, noun

Synonyms for fresh

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1. recent. See new. 11. invigorating, sweet, unadulterated. 14. artless, untrained, raw, uncultivated, unskilled.

Antonyms for fresh

1. old. 14. skilled.

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Related Words for freshest

different, crisp, unusual, late, raw, hot, green, natural, original, recent, further, new, renewed, extra, vivid, colorful, pure, sweet, clear, stiff

Examples from the Web for freshest

Contemporary Examples of freshest

So we tried to think of the freshest, healthiest, brightest, cleanest restaurant we knew.
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August 17, 2014
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May 13, 2013
In it, the writer, Joan Juliet Buck, called Mrs. Assad “the freshest and most magnetic of first ladies.”
The Well-Dressed Mrs. Assad
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June 11, 2012
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May 12, 2011
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Historical Examples of freshest

It was a breezy June afternoon, with the young summer at its freshest and lustiest.
The Coryston Family
Mrs. Humphry Ward
It was the freshest and cleanest world he had ever seen and she was one with it.
The Wall Street Girl
Frederick Orin Bartlett
On the contrary, even the freshest faces wore an expression of austerity.
Balthasar
Anatole France
The toilets were the freshest and the manners most well-bred in Paris.
The False Chevalier
William Douw Lighthall
There were cheeses too, and pots of cream—one and all of the best and freshest.
Hunter's Marjory
Margaret Bruce Clarke

British Dictionary definitions for freshest

fresh

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 Formsfreshly, 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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Word Origin and History for freshest

fresh

adj.1

late 13c. "unsalted, pure, sweet, eager," metathesis of Old English fersc "unsalted," from West Germanic *friskaz (cf. Old Frisian fersk, Middle Dutch versch, Dutch vers, Old High German frisc, German frisch "fresh").

Probably cognate with Old Church Slavonic presinu "fresh," Lithuanian preskas "sweet." The metathesis, and the expanded Middle English senses of "new, pure, eager" are probably by influence of (or in some instances, from) Old French fres (fem. fresche), from Proto-Germanic *frisko-, and thus related to the English word. The Germanic root also is the source of Italian and Spanish fresco. Related: Freshly; freshness.

fresh

adj.2

"impudent, presumptuous," 1848, U.S. slang, probably from German frech "insolent, cheeky," from Old High German freh "covetous," related to Old English frec "greedy, bold" (see freak (n.)).

Idioms and Phrases with freshest

fresh

In addition to the idioms beginning with fresh

fresh as a daisy
fresh out of

also see:

breath of fresh air