new

[[t]nu, nyu[/t]]

adj. -er, -est, adv. n. adj.

1) of recent origin, production, purchase, etc.; having but lately come or been brought into being:

a new book[/ex]

2) of a kind now existing or appearing for the first time; novel:

a new concept of the universe[/ex]

3) having but lately become known:

a new elementary particle[/ex]

4) unfamiliar or strange (often fol. by to):

ideas new to us; to explore new worlds[/ex]

5) having but lately come to a place, position, status, etc.:

a new minister[/ex]

6) unaccustomed (usu. fol. by to):

people new to such work[/ex]

7) further; additional:

new gains[/ex]

8) fresh or unused:

a new sheet of paper[/ex]

9) different and better in physical or moral quality:

It made a new man of him[/ex]

10) other than the former or the old:

a new era[/ex]

11) being the later or latest of two or more things of the same kind:

a new edition of Shakespeare[/ex]

12) ling. peo (cap.) (of a language) in its latest known period, esp. as a living language at the present time:

New High German[/ex]

13) recently or freshly (usu. used in combination):

new-mown hay[/ex]

14) something that is new:

Ring out the old, ring in the new[/ex]

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Etymology: bef. 900; ME newe, OE nīwe, c. OFris nī(e), OOHGniuwi(G neu), ON nȳr, Go niujis, OIr núe, Gk neîos; akin to L novus, Gk néos, Skt náva new′ness, n. syn: new, fresh, novel describe things that have not existed or have not been known or seen before. new refers to something recently made, grown, or built, or recently found, invented, or discovered: a new car; new techniques. fresh refers to something that has retained its original properties, or has not been affected by use or the passage of time: fresh strawberries; fresh ideas. novel refers to something new that has an unexpected, strange, or striking quality, generally pleasing: a novel experience.