new
- of recent origin, production, purchase, etc.; having but lately come or been brought into being: a new book.
- of a kind now existing or appearing for the first time; novel: a new concept of the universe.
- having but lately or but now come into knowledge: a new chemical element.
- unfamiliar or strange (often followed by to): ideas new to us; to visit new lands.
- having but lately come to a place, position, status, etc.: a reception for our new minister.
- unaccustomed (usually followed by to): people new to such work.
- coming or occurring afresh; further; additional: new gains.
- fresh or unused: to start a new sheet of paper.
- (of physical or moral qualities) different and better: The vacation made a new man of him.
- other than the former or the old: a new era; in the New World.
- being the later or latest of two or more things of the same kind: the New Testament; a new edition of Shakespeare.
- (initial capital letter) (of a language) in its latest known period, especially as a living language at the present time: New High German.
- recently or lately (usually used in combination): The valley was green with new-planted crops.
- freshly; anew or afresh (often used in combination): roses new washed with dew; new-mown hay.
- something that is new; a new object, quality, condition, etc.: Ring out the old, ring in the new.
Origin of new
Synonym study
Pronunciation note
Related Words for new
late, different, state-of-the-art, modern, unusual, unfamiliar, contemporary, current, strange, brand-new, unique, original, advanced, recent, fresh, other, more, improved, newly, dissimilarExamples from the Web for new
Contemporary Examples of new
But the enemy of the new emirs is neither the Jew nor the Christian, it is the godless militant defending secularism.
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim PresidentPierre Assouline
January 9, 2015
The influential al Qaeda propagandist, who was born in New Mexico, died in a U.S. drone strike later that year.
Back in New York, the slow pace and inward focus of her yoga practice was less fulfilling.
Allegations of transphobia are not new in the world of gay online dating.
With all that said, representation of each of these respective communities has increased in the new Congress.
Historical Examples of new
The trouble is that we've just had to cut that fine old New York family off our list.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
I haven't told you yet the reason—a new reason—why you must talk to Avice.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
It is not so with the new fables which the Greeks are continually mixing with their mythology.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
As for this new edict, it will prove a rebounding arrow, striking him who sent it.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
He'll be plumb stoop-shouldered if he don't hurry up and get the new kicked off of 'em.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
new
- recently made or brought into beinga new dress; our new baby
- (as collective noun; preceded by the)the new
- of a kind never before existing; novela new concept in marketing
- having existed before but only recently discovereda new comet
- markedly different from what was beforethe new liberalism
- fresh and unused; not second-handa new car
- (prenominal) having just or recently becomea new bride
- (often foll by to or at) recently introduced (to); inexperienced (in) or unaccustomed (to)new to this neighbourhood
- (capital in names or titles) more or most recent of two or more things with the same namethe New Testament
- (prenominal) fresh; additionalI'll send some new troops
- (often foll by to) unknown; novelthis is new to me
- (of a cycle) beginning or occurring againa new year
- (prenominal) (of crops) harvested earlynew carrots
- changed, esp for the bettershe returned a new woman from her holiday
- up-to-date; fashionable
- (capital when part of a name; prenominal) being the most recent, usually living, form of a languageNew High German
- the new the new voguecomedy is the new rock'n'roll
- turn over a new leaf to reform; make a fresh start
- recently, freshlynew-laid eggs
- anew; again
Word Origin for new
Word Origin and History for new
Old English neowe, niowe, earlier niwe "new, fresh, recent, novel, unheard-of, different from the old; untried, inexperienced," from Proto-Germanic *newjaz (cf. Old Saxon niuwi, Old Frisian nie, Middle Dutch nieuwe, Dutch nieuw, Old High German niuwl, German neu, Danish and Swedish ny, Gothic niujis "new"), from PIE *newo- "new" (cf. Sanskrit navah, Persian nau, Hittite newash, Greek neos, Lithuanian naujas, Old Church Slavonic novu, Russian novyi, Latin novus, Old Irish nue, Welsh newydd "new").
The adverb is Old English niwe, from the adjective. New math in reference to a system of teaching mathematics based on investigation and discovery is from 1958. New World (adj.) to designate phenomena of the Western Hemisphere first attested 1823, in Lord Byron; the noun phrase is recorded from 1550s. New Deal in the FDR sense attested by 1932. New school in reference to the more advanced or liberal faction of something is from 1806. New Left (1960) was a coinage of U.S. political sociologist C. Wright Mills (1916-1962). New light in reference to religions is from 1640s. New frontier, in U.S. politics, "reform and social betterment," is from 1934 but associated with John F. Kennedy's use of it in 1960.
Idioms and Phrases with new
new
In addition to the idioms beginning with new
- new ballgame
- new blood
- new broom sweeps clean, a
- new leaf
- new lease on life
- new man
- new one
- new person
- new woman
- new wrinkle
also see:
- break (new) ground
- breathe new life into
- feel like (new)
- nothing new under the sun
- teach an old dog new tricks
- turn over a new leaf
- what's cooking (new)
- whole new ballgame