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fresh

  [fresh] adjective, -er, -est, noun, verb, adverb
Use freshest in a Sentence
–adjective
1. newly made or obtained: fresh footprints.
2. recently arrived; just come: fresh from school.
3. new; not previously known, met with, etc.; novel: to uncover fresh facts; to seek fresh experiences.
4. additional or further: fresh supplies.
5. not salty, as water.
6. retaining the original properties unimpaired; not stale or spoiled: Is the milk still fresh?
7. not preserved by freezing, canning, pickling, salting, drying, etc.: fresh vegetables.
8. not tired or fatigued; brisk; vigorous: She was still fresh after that long walk.
9. not faded, worn, obliterated, etc.: fresh paint; a fresh appearance.
10. looking youthful and healthy: a fresh beauty that we all admired.
11. pure, cool, or refreshing, as air.
12. denoting a young wine, esp. a white or rosé, that is clean, crisp, and uncomplicated.
13. Meteorology. (of wind) moderately strong or brisk.
14. inexperienced; green; callow: Two hundred fresh recruits arrived at the training camp.
15. Informal. forward or presumptuous.
16. (of a cow) having recently given birth to a calf.
17. Slang.
a. exciting; appealing; great.
b. informed; up-to-date.
–noun
18. the fresh part or time.
19. a freshet.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
20. to make or become fresh.
–adverb
21. newly; recently; just now: He is fresh out of ideas. The eggs are fresh laid.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME; OE fersc; c. OFris fersk, OHG frisc (G frisch), ON ferskr

Related forms:
freshly, adverb
freshness, noun

Synonyms:
1. recent. See new. 11. invigorating, sweet, unadulterated. 14. artless, untrained, raw, uncultivated, unskilled.

Antonyms:
1. old. 14. skilled.
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fresh   (frěsh)   
adj.   fresh·er, fresh·est
  1. New to one's experience; not encountered before.
  2. Novel; different: a fresh slant on the problem. See Synonyms at new.
  3. Recently made, produced, or harvested; not stale or spoiled: fresh bread.
  4. Not preserved, as by canning, smoking, or freezing: fresh vegetables.
  5. Not saline or salty: fresh water.
  6. Not yet used or soiled; clean: a fresh sheet of paper.
  7. Free from impurity or pollution; pure: fresh air.
  8. Additional; new: fresh evidence.
  9. Bright and clear; not dull or faded: a fresh memory.
  10. Having the glowing, unspoiled appearance of youth: a fresh complexion.
  11. Untried; inexperienced: fresh recruits.
  12. Having just arrived; straight: fashions fresh from Paris.
  13. Revived or reinvigorated; refreshed: I was fresh as a daisy after the nap.
  14. Fairly strong; brisk: a fresh wind.
  15. Informal Bold and saucy; impudent.
  16. Having recently calved and therefore with milk. Used of a cow.
  17. Slang Excellent; first-rate.
adv.  Recently; newly: fresh out of milk; muffins baked fresh daily.
n.  
  1. The early part: the fresh of the day.
  2. A freshet.

[Middle English, from Old English fersc, pure, not salty, and from Old French freis (feminine fresche), new, recent, of Germanic origin.]
fresh'ly adv., fresh'ness n.
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