newfangled

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

adjective

1. of a new kind or fashion.

   newfangled ideas.

2. fond of or given to novelty.

newfangled

/ ˈnjuːˈfæŋɡəld /

adjective

1. newly come into existence or fashion, esp excessively modern

2. rare,  excessively fond of new ideas, fashions, etc

Other Word Forms

• newfangledness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of newfangled¹

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” ( fang ² ) + -ol adjective suffix) + -ed ³

Word History and Origins

Origin of newfangled¹

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

Example Sentences

As is so often the case with words that seem topical and newfangled, both turned out to have a deeper history than commonly imagined, dating back half a century.

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Circular and S-shaped couches might seem newfangled, but they’re classic, he adds.

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And right now, nothing is cooler than the newfangled torpedoes.

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I can’t make any great claims for the show as anything more than a pretty decent newfangled old-fashioned comedy, but there’s nothing wrong with that.

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The Delaney clause is part of a 1958 federal law that expanded the FDA’s regulatory authority over newfangled food additives developed during World War II that were making their way into consumer products, Winters said.

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