freshwater

Or fresh-wa·ter

[fresh-waw-ter, -wot-er]

adjective

1. of or living in water that is fresh or not salt.

   freshwater fish.

2. accustomed to fresh water only, and not to the sea.

   a freshwater sailor.

3. small, provincial, or little known.

   a freshwater college.

4. Obsolete.,  untrained or of little experience.

freshwater

/ ˈfrɛʃˌwɔːtə /

noun

1. of, relating to, or living in fresh water

2. (esp of a sailor who has not sailed on the sea) unskilled or inexperienced

3. small and little known

   a freshwater school

freshwater

1. Consisting of or living in water that is not salty.

Word History and Origins

Origin of freshwater¹

First recorded in 1520–30; fresh + water

Example Sentences

The culprit was Naegleria fowleri - commonly known as the brain-eating amoeba - an infection usually contracted through the nose in freshwater and so rare that most doctors never encounter a case in their entire careers.

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In a video posted last week to his Instagram, Mr Holston - who goes by "The Real Tarzann" on social media - can be seen jumping into shallow water to chase a freshwater crocodile.

From BBC

In August, a fisherman told a demonstration that the UK's largest freshwater lake was "already dead".

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Lough Neagh, like many other freshwater bodies including Lough Erne, is once again experiencing blue-green algal blooms.

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The report also said that 72% of the freshwater it used came from sources at "low risk of water depletion or scarcity".

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