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.

Nearby words

frequently, fresco, fresco secco, frescobaldi, frescobaldi, girolamo, fresh, fresh as a daisy, fresh breeze, fresh frozen plasma, fresh gale, fresh out of

Origin of fresh

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

SYNONYMS FOR fresh

1 recent. See new.

11 invigorating, sweet, unadulterated.

14 artless, untrained, raw, uncultivated, unskilled.

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ANTONYMS FOR fresh

1 old.

14 skilled.

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Related formsfresh·ly, adverbfresh·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for freshest

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 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 (1 of 2)

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.

Word Origin and History for freshest (1 of 2)

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

fresh

adjective, fresh·er, fresh·est.

noun

verb (used with or without object)

adverb

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