new

Meanings

Adjective

• Recently made, or created.
• Additional; recently discovered.
• Current or later, as opposed to former.
• Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing.
• In original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used.
• Refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed.
• Newborn.
• Of recent origin; having taken place recently.
• Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known.
• Recently arrived or appeared.
• Inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task.
• Next; about to begin or recently begun.

Adverb

• Newly (especially in composition).
• As new; from scratch.

Noun

• Things that are new.
• A kind of light beer.
• A naval cadet who has just embarked on training.

Verb

• Synonym of new up
• To make new; to recreate; to renew.

Related

Similar words

• brand new, recent
• recent
• current
• brand new, brand spanking new, mint, pristine
• born-again, reformed, refreshed, reinvigorated, revived
• newborn, young
• fresh
• strange, unfamiliar
• novel, singular
• brand new, green

Opposite words

• ancient, dated, old
• dated, old
• former, old
• old
• old, used, worn
• original, previous
• familiar, old
• established
• accustomed, experienced, expert

Narrower meaning words

• brand new

Origin

• From Middle English newe, from Old English nīewe, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwyos, from *néwos.
• Cognate with Scots new, West Frisian nij, Dutch nieuw, Low German nee, German neu, -, - and Swedish ny, Icelandic nýr, Faroese nýggjur, Latin nōvus, Ancient Greek νέος, Welsh newydd, Russian но́вый, Armenian նոր, Persian نو,Northern Kurdish nû, Hindi नया, Tocharian B ñuwe.
• Compare also Old English nū. More at now. nuevo, and novuss.