Definition of new New

/nuˈ/ - [nu] - new

We found 38 definitions of new from 7 different sources.

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WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

new, newer, newest

new - not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World"
  old of a very early stage in development; "Old English is also called Anglo Saxon"; "Old High German is High German from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century"
  current occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position"
  fresh improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!"
  modern characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture
  age how long something has existed; "it was replaced because of its age"
  bran-new, brand-new, spic-and-span, spick-and-span conspicuously new; "shiny brand-new shoes"; "a spick-and-span novelty"
  fresh improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!"
  red-hot, hot glowing red with heat
  new-sprung, newborn having just or recently arisen or come into existence; "new nations"; "with newborn fears"
  newfound newly discovered; "his newfound aggressiveness"; "Hudson pointed his ship down the coast of the newfound sea"
  novel, refreshing pleasantly new or different; "common sense of a most refreshing sort"
  parvenu, parvenue of or characteristic of a parvenu
  recent new; "recent graduates"; "a recent addition to the house"; "recent buds on the apple trees"
  revolutionary, radical markedly new or introducing radical change; "a revolutionary discovery"; "radical political views"
  rising newly come into prominence; "a rising young politician"
  sunrise of an industry or technology; new and developing; "high-technology sunrise industries"
  untested, untried not yet proved or subjected to testing; "an untested drug"; "untested theory"; "an untried procedure"
  unused infrequently exposed to; "feet unused to shoes"
  virgin being used or worked for the first time; "virgin wool"
new - in use after medieval times; "New Eqyptian was the language of the 18th to 21st dynasties"
  late having died recently; "her late husband"
new - unaffected by use or exposure; "it looks like new"
  worn affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"
new - unfamiliar; "new experiences"; "experiences new to him"; "errors of someone new to the job"
new - having no previous example or precedent or parallel; "a time of unexampled prosperity"
  unexampled
new - (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity; "new potatoes"; "young corn"
  young
new - other than the former one(s); different; "they now have a new leaders"; "my new car is four years old but has only 15,000 miles on it"; "ready to take a new direction"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • new (superl.)
    Having existed, or having been made, but a short time; having originated or occured lately; having recently come into existence, or into one's possession; not early or long in being; of late origin; recent; fresh; modern; -- opposed to old, as, a new coat; a new house; a new book; a new fashion.
  • new (superl.)
    Not before seen or known, although existing before; lately manifested; recently discovered; as, a new metal; a new planet; new scenes.
  • new (superl.)
    Newly beginning or recurring; starting anew; now commencing; different from has been; as, a new year; a new course or direction.
  • new (superl.)
    As if lately begun or made; having the state or quality of original freshness; also, changed for the better; renovated; unworn; untried; unspent; as, rest and travel made him a new man.
  • new (superl.)
    Not of ancient extraction, or of a family of ancient descent; not previously kniwn or famous.
  • new (superl.)
    Not habituated; not familiar; unaccustomed.
  • new (superl.)
    Fresh from anything; newly come.
  • new (adv.)
    Newly; recently.
  • new (v. t. & i.)
    To make new; to renew.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • new
    Recently made, created or begun.
  • new
    (of a cycle) beginning or occurring again (e.g. a fresh start or idea).

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • new
    nū, adj. lately made: having happened lately: recent, modern: not before seen or known: strange, different: recently commenced: changed for the better: not of an ancient family: as at first: unaccustomed: fresh from anything: uncultivated or only recently cultivated.—adjs. New′born (Shak.), recently born; New′come, recently arrived.—n. New′-com′er, one who has lately come.—v.t. New′-create′ (Shak.), to create for the first time.—adjs. New′-fash′ioned, made in a new way or fashion: lately come into fashion; New′-fledged, having just got feathers; New′ish, somewhat new: nearly new.—adv. New′ly.—adj. New′-made (Shak.), recently made.—v.t. New′-mod′el, to model or form anew.—n. the Parliamentary army as remodelled by Cromwell after the second battle of Newbury, which gained a conclusive victory at Naseby (1645).—n. New′ness.—adj. New′-sad (Shak.), recently made sad.—New birth (see Regeneration); New chum, a new arrival from the old country in Australia; New Church, New Jerusalem Church, the Swedenborgian Church; New Covenant (see Covenant); New departure (see Departure); New Englander, a native or resident in any of the New England states; New Jerusalem, the heavenly city; New Learning (see Renaissance); New Light, a member of a relatively more advanced religious school—applied esp. to the party within the 18th-century Scottish Secession Church which adopted Voluntary views of the relations of Church and State, also sometimes to the Socinianising party in the Church of Scotland in the 18th century, &c.; New Red Sandstone (geol.), the name formerly given to the great series of red sandstones which occur between the Carboniferous and Jurassic systems; New style (see Style); New woman, a name humorously applied to such modern women as rebel against the conventional restrictions of their sex, and ape men in their freedom, education, pursuits, amusements, clothing, manners, and sometimes morals; New World, North and South America; New-year's Day, the first day of the new year. [A.S. níwe, neówe; Ger. neu, Ir. nuadh, L. novus, Gr. neos.]

Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗

  • new
    Be not the first by whom the new is tried, Be not the last to cast the old aside.

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  • new, adjective.

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