newfangled

[ noo-fang-guhld, -fang-, nyoo- ]

/ ˈnuˈfæŋ gəld, -ˌfæŋ-, ˈnyu- /

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adjective

of a new kind or fashion: newfangled ideas.

fond of or given to novelty.

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Origin of newfangled

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, equivalent to newefangel “fond of or taken by what is new ”(newe new + -fangel, unattested Old English fangol “inclined to take,” equivalent to fang-, stem of fōn “to take” (cf. fang²) + -ol adjective suffix) + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM newfangled

new·fan·gled·ness, noun

Words nearby newfangled

New English, New English Bible, new expressionism, Newf, New Fairfield, newfangled, new-fashioned, new federalism, Newfie, New Forest, New Forest disease

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How to use newfangled in a sentence

After more than five hours, they unanimously agreed to take out a loan and build this newfangled idea called a treetop walk.
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Wald may not have sat on this particular pink throne, but she’s had enough experience with newfangled toilet technology to earn the nickname “Queen of Loo-topia” among her peers.
‘Pipe Dreams’ flushes out hope in an unexpected place: the toilet|Maria Temming|April 6, 2021|Science News
For Bainbridge, the book represents a “celebration” of the newfangled innovation and creativity behind those recipes.
Keep dry January going all year with these cutting-edge non-alcoholic cocktails|By Dan Q. Dao/Saveur|February 2, 2021|Popular-Science
In early February, long before the world realized we’d be in the midst of a pandemic, scientists had already nailed down the sequence and shape of the protein that eventually spurred the development of our newfangled mRNA vaccines.
Fighting Covid-19 Brought These Lasting Breakthroughs to Science and Medicine|Shelly Fan|December 29, 2020|Singularity Hub

Amazon, a master of newfangled commerce, entered the very old-fashioned business of groceries with its purchase of the upscale supermarket chain.
How the Slack/Salesforce deal stacks up to history’s other Big Tech acquisitions|Jeff|December 3, 2020|Fortune
Ali is but the latest victim of a newfangled version of the “no platform” phenomenon.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali vs. the Campus Thought Police|James Kirchick|April 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The uniform, and this newfangled authoritative role, gives her a sense of purpose.
‘Camp X-Ray,’ A Kristen Stewart-Starring Guantanamo Bay Film, Premieres at Sundance|Marlow Stern|January 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All I know is we won't be the ones coming up with the newfangled storytelling systems.
‘Game of Thrones’: Weiss and Benioff on Getting Hooked|Andrew Romano|May 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
At times, those years feel very far away; Branch once muses on a newfangled “cellular” phone in 1994.
The Unguarded Bill Clinton|Ted Widmer|October 5, 2009|DAILY BEAST
I suspect Cheney would frown on such newfangled appellations: so weak, so flimsy, so post-Watergate!
The Last Dick|Michael Schaffer|December 2, 2008|DAILY BEAST
With the coming in of hymn books and other newfangled things the good old custom of "lining the hymn" has disappeared.
Duffels|Edward Eggleston
I couldn't learn the tricks of one of these newfangled rifles.
Strange Stories of the Great Valley|Abbie Johnston Grosvenor
She has no newfangled notions about the animal character of motherhood, nor about the degrading character of housekeeping.
The Girl of the Period and Other Social Essays, Vol. II (of 2)|Eliza Lynn Linton
Newfangled notions were held in but low estimation among the miners of Stokebridge.
Facing Death|G. A. Henty
But the miners were bitterly opposed to anything "newfangled," and the owners were careless.
That Lass O' Lowrie's|Frances Hodgson Burnett

British Dictionary definitions for newfangled

newfangled

/ (ˈnjuːˈfæŋɡəld) /

adjective

newly come into existence or fashion, esp excessively modern

rare excessively fond of new ideas, fashions, etc

Derived forms of newfangled

newfangledness, noun

Word Origin for newfangled

C14 newefangel liking new things, from new + -fangel, from Old English fōn to take

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