[noo, nyoo] 
adjective, -er, -est, adverb, noun | 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. |
| 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. |
| 15. | something that is new; a new object, quality, condition, etc.: Ring out the old, ring in the new. |
, [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-uhm], and illusion [i-lyoo-zhuhn], is used by some speakers, but is considered affected by others.| new (nōō, nyōō) adj. new·er, new·est
[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). |