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Audio Help [noo, nyoo] Pronunciation Key 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 néowe, nīewe, nīwe (adj. and adv.); c. D nieuw, G neu, ON nȳr, Goth niujis, OIr núe, Welsh newydd, Gk neǐos; akin to L novus, OCS novŭ, Gk néos, Skt navas

]

—Related forms

newness, noun

—Synonyms 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.

—Pronunciation note Following the alveolar consonants [t] Pronunciation Key, [d], and [n], two main types of pronunciation occur for the “long” vowel represented by the spellings u, ue, discontinuous u...e, and ew, as in student, due, nude, and new. In the North and North Midland U.S. [oo] immediately follows the alveolar consonant: [stood-nt], [doo], [nood], and [noo]. In the South Midland and Southern U.S., pronunciations of the type [styood-nt], [dyoo], [nyood], and [nyoo] predominate. Both these types are traceable to England, as well as some less common ones, for example, those in which the high front vowel [i] substitutes for the [y]. A belief that the [yoo] pronunciations are more prestigious sometimes leads to hypercorrection, the insertion of the y sound where historically it does not belong, leading to such pronunciations as [nyoon] for noon. Currently in the United States, a [y] following [s], [z], [th], and [l], as in sue [syoo], resume [ri-zyoom], enthusiasm [en-thyoo-see-az-uh

m], and illusion [i-lyoo-zhuh

n], is used by some speakers, but is considered affected by others.

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new Audio Help (nōō, nyōō) Pronunciation Key
adj. new·er, new·est

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.
Just found, discovered, or learned: new information.
Not previously experienced or encountered; novel or unfamiliar: ideas new to her.
Different from the former or the old: the new morality.
Recently obtained or acquired: new political power; new money.
Additional; further: new sources of energy.
Recently arrived or established in a place, position, or relationship: new neighbors; a new president.
Changed for the better; rejuvenated: The nap has made a new person of me.
Being the later or latest in a sequence: a new edition.
Currently fashionable: a new dance.
New In the most recent form, period, or development.
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).