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new

   [noo, nyoo]
adjective, -er, -est, adverb, noun
–adjective
1. of recent origin, production, purchase, etc.; having but lately come or been brought into being: a new book.
2. of a kind now existing or appearing for the first time; novel: a new concept of the universe.
3. having but lately or but now come into knowledge: a new chemical element.
4. unfamiliar or strange (often fol. by to): ideas new to us; to visit new lands.
5. having but lately come to a place, position, status, etc.: a reception for our new minister.
6. unaccustomed (usually fol. by to): people new to such work.
7. coming or occurring afresh; further; additional: new gains.
8. fresh or unused: to start a new sheet of paper.
9. (of physical or moral qualities) different and better: The vacation made a new man of him.
10. other than the former or the old: a new era; in the New World.
11. being the later or latest of two or more things of the same kind: the New Testament; a new edition of Shakespeare.
12. (initial capital letter) (of a language) in its latest known period, esp. as a living language at the present time: New High German.
–adverb
13. recently or lately (usually used in combination): The valley was green with new-planted crops.
14. freshly; anew or afresh (often used in combination): roses new washed with dew; new-mown hay.
–noun
15. something that is new; a new object, quality, condition, etc.: Ring out the old, ring in the new.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME newe (adj., adv., and n.), OE nēowe, nīewe, nīwe (adj. and adv.); c. D nieuw, G neu, ON nȳr, Goth niujis, OIr núe, Welsh newydd, Gk neîos; akin to L novus, OCS novŭ, Gk néos, Skt navas
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new     (nōō, nyōō)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   new·er, new·est
  1. Having been made or come into being only a short time ago; recent: a new law.
    1. Still fresh: a new coat of paint.
    2. Never used or worn before now: a new car; a new hat.
  3. Just found, discovered, or learned: new information.
  4. Not previously experienced or encountered; novel or unfamiliar: ideas new to her.
  5. Different from the former or the old: the new morality.
  6. Recently obtained or acquired: new political power; new money.
  7. Additional; further: new sources of energy.
  8. Recently arrived or established in a place, position, or relationship: new neighbors; a new president.
  9. Changed for the better; rejuvenated: The nap has made a new person of me.
  10. Being the later or latest in a sequence: a new edition.
  11. Currently fashionable: a new dance.
  12. New In the most recent form, period, or development.
  13. Inexperienced or unaccustomed: new at the job; new to the trials of parenthood.
adv.   Freshly; recently. Often used in combination: new-mown.

[Middle English newe, from Old English nīwe, nēowe; see newo- in Indo-European roots.]
new'ness n.
Synonyms: These adjectives describe what has existed for only a short time, has only lately come into use, or has only recently arrived at a state or position, as of prominence: New is the most general: a new movie; a new friend. "It is time for a new generation of leadership, to cope with new problems and new opportunities" (John F. Kennedy).
Something fresh has qualities of newness such as briskness, brightness, or purity: fresh footprints in the snow; fresh hope of discovering a vaccine.
Novel applies to the new and strikingly unusual: "His sermons were considered bold in thought and novel in language" (Edith Wharton).
Newfangled suggests that something is needlessly novel: "the newfangled doctrine of utility" (John Galt).
Something that is original is novel and the first of its kind: "The science of pure mathematics, in its modern development, may claim to be the most original creation of the human spirit" (Alfred North Whitehead).

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new 
O.E. neowe, niowe, earlier niwe, from P.Gmc. *newjaz (cf. O.Fris. nie, Du. nieuw, Ger. neu, Dan., Swed. ny, Goth. niujis "new"), from PIE *newos (cf. Skt. navah, Pers. nau, Hittite newash, Gk. neos, Lith. naujas, O.C.S. novu, Rus. novyi, L. novus, O.Ir. nue, Welsh newydd "new"). Newly-wed (n.) first recorded 1918. Newborn is c.1300 as an adj., 1879 as a noun. New math in ref. to a system of teaching mathematics based on investigation and discovery is from 1958. New England was named 1616 by Capt. John Smith; Newfoundland is from 1585. New World to designate phenomena of the Western Hemisphere first attested 1823, in Lord Byron.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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adjective
1. 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" [ant: old] 
2. original and of a kind not seen before; "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem" [syn: fresh] 
3. lacking training or experience; "the new men were eager to fight"; "raw recruits" [syn: raw] 
4. having no previous example or precedent or parallel; "a time of unexampled prosperity" 
5. 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" 
6. unaffected by use or exposure; "it looks like new" [ant: worn] 
7. (of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new; "newfangled ideas"; "she buys all these new-fangled machines and never uses them" [syn: newfangled] 
8. in use after medieval times; "New Eqyptian was the language of the 18th to 21st dynasties" 
9. used of a living language; being the current stage in its development; "Modern English"; "New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew" [syn: Modern] 
10. (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity; "new potatoes"; "young corn" 
11. unfamiliar; "new experiences"; "experiences new to him"; "errors of someone new to the job" 

adverb
1. very recently; "they are newly married"; "newly raised objections"; "a newly arranged hairdo"; "grass new washed by the rain"; "a freshly cleaned floor"; "we are fresh out of tomatoes" [syn: newly] 

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In addition to the idioms beginning with new, also see break (new) ground; breathe new life into; feel like (new); nothing new under the sun; teach an old dog new tricks; turn over a new leaf; what's cooking (new); whole new ballgame.


The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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New

New\, a. [Compar. Newer; superl. Newest.] [OE. OE. newe, AS. niwe, neowe; akin to D. nieuw, OS. niwi, OHG. niuwi, G. neu, Icel. n?r, Dan. & Sw. ny, Goth. niujis, Lith. naujas, Russ. novuii, Ir. nua, nuadh, Gael. nuadh, W. newydd, Armor. nevez, L. novus, gr. ?, Skr. nava, and prob. to E. now. [root]263. See Now, and cf. Announce, Innovate, Neophyte, Novel.]

1. 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. "Your new wife." --Chaucer.

2. Not before seen or known, although existing before; lately manifested; recently discovered; as, a new metal; a new planet; new scenes.

3. Newly beginning or recurring; starting anew; now commencing; different from has been; as, a new year; a new course or direction.

4. 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.

Steadfasty purposing to lead a new life. --Bk. of Com. Prayer.

Men after long emaciating diets, fat, and almost new. --Bacon.

5. Not of ancient extraction, or of a family of ancient descent; not previously kniwn or famous. --Addison.

6. Not habituated; not familiar; unaccustomed.

New to the plow, unpracticed in the trace. --Pope.

7. Fresh from anything; newly come.

New from her sickness to that northern air. --Dryden.

New birth. See under Birth.

New Church, or New Jerusalem Church, the church holding the doctrines taught by Emanuel Swedenborg. See Swedenborgian.

New heart (Theol.), a heart or character changed by the power of God, so as to be governed by new and holy motives.

New land, land ckeared and cultivated for the first time.

New light. (Zo["o]l.) See Crappie.

New moon. (a) The moon in its first quarter, or when it first appears after being invisible. (b) The day when the new moon is first seen; the first day of the lunar month, which was a holy day among the Jews. --2 Kings iv. 23.

New Red Sandstone (Geol.), an old name for the formation immediately above the coal measures or strata, now divided into the Permian and Trias. See Sandstone.

New style. See Style.

New testament. See under Testament.

New world, the land of the Western Hemisphere; -- so called because not known to the inhabitants of the Eastern Hemisphere until recent times.

Syn: Novel; recent; fresh; modern. See Novel.

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New

New\, adv. Newly; recently. --Chaucer.

Note: New is much used in composition, adverbially, in the sense of newly, recently, to quality other words, as in new-born, new-formed, new-found, new-mown.

Of new, anew. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

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New

New\, v. t. & i. To make new; to renew. [Obs.]

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