newness
Americannoun
-
the fact or condition of having been only recently produced, purchased, discovered or learned about, etc..
If the brakes seem a little “grabby,” it may be due to the newness of the car—just over 1,500 miles on the odometer.
-
the fact or quality of being unfamiliar or novel.
It's a sweet song, speaking of the newness and excitement of falling in love for the first time.
-
the fact or condition of being unaccustomed to or unfamiliar with something (often followed byto ).
Use your newness to the business as an excuse to bumble around, introduce yourself, and take people out to coffee.
-
the fact or condition of being fresh or previously unused or untouched.
Following the blizzard, the newness of the snow cover made the ravine a serene-looking place.
-
the fact or quality of being different and better than before.
For Christians, baptism symbolizes the death and burial of their old life and their resurrection to “walk in newness of life.”
Other Word Forms
- unnewness noun
Etymology
Origin of newness
First recorded before 900; new ( def. ) + -ness ( def. )
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Irian followed, scrambling up scree fast, but rendered clumsy by the newness of her boots.
From Literature
“We are disappointed,” Vasilescu said, “in the newness for 2026 so far and we think a new CEO needs to change the direction of the design team.”
From MarketWatch
Braced as we are for nostalgia at every world premiere in the Eccles or every late night spent at the Library with a cup of chili, Sundance should supply plenty of newness.
From Los Angeles Times
If the newness and evolution of the delayed retirement credit is the explanation, one would expect to see more delayed claiming to age 70 among the more affluent older workers going forward.
From MarketWatch
Painting was always ahead of writing in its newness: Monet, Pissarro, Seurat and others stepped out of the 19th century well before it ended.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
