newness
Americannoun
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
Etymology
Origin of newness
First recorded before 900; new ( def. ) + -ness ( def. )
Example Sentences
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But Gabelli said the stock price had been held back because “given the newness of this company, it is not understood by the market.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Retail expert Catherine Shuttleworth said Swatch had done a fantastic job in teasing the product, drawing on younger shoppers' love of collaborations, exclusivity and newness.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
In a hyper-modern environment like the internet, so eager to eat itself alive in the pursuit of newness, “The End of Oak Street” fandom is delightfully prehistoric.
From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2026
“The consumer needs to engage with newness and new content so many times a day, and so brands really need a content wonderland that can give them a big bank of content.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026
And so those emperors who had need of extraordinary support because of their newness in power allied themselves with the soldiers rather than the people.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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