newfangledness
gəld, -ˌfæŋ-, ˈnyu- adjective
1.
of a new kind or fashion: newfangled ideas.
2.
fond of or given to novelty.
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newfangled (ˈnjuːˈfæŋɡəld) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | newly come into existence or fashion, esp excessively modern |
| 2. | rare excessively fond of new ideas, fashions, etc |
| [C14 newefangel liking new things, from new + -fangel, from Old English fōn to take] | |
| 'new'fangledness | |
| —n | |
| newfangled (ˈnjuːˈfæŋɡəld) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | newly come into existence or fashion, esp excessively modern |
| 2. | rare excessively fond of new ideas, fashions, etc |
| [C14 newefangel liking new things, from new + -fangel, from Old English fōn to take] | |
| 'new'fangledness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
newfangled
late 15c., "addicted to novelty," lit. "ready to grasp at all new things," from adj. newefangel "inclined to take" (late 14c.), from new + -fangel, from root of O.E. fon "to capture" (see fang). Sense of "lately come into fashion" first recorded 1530s.
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