new
(adjective) (often followed by âtoâ) unfamiliar; ânew experiencesâ; âexperiences new to himâ; âerrors of someone new to the jobâ
new, unexampled
(adjective) having no previous example or precedent or parallel; âa time of unexampled prosperityâ
new, young
(adjective) (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity; ânew potatoesâ; âyoung cornâ
Modern, New
(adjective) used of a living language; being the current stage in its development; âModern Englishâ; âNew Hebrew is Israeli Hebrewâ
New
(adjective) in use after medieval times; âNew Eqyptian was the language of the 18th to 21st dynastiesâ
raw, new
(adjective) lacking training or experience; âthe new men were eager to fightâ; âraw recruitsâ
new
(adjective) not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; âa new lawâ; ânew carsâ; âa new cometâ; âa new friendâ; âa new yearâ; âthe New Worldâ
fresh, new, novel
(adjective) original and of a kind not seen before; âthe computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theoremâ
new
(adjective) other than the former one(s); different; âthey now have a new leadersâ; âmy new car is four years old but has only 15,000 miles on itâ; âready to take a new directionâ
new
(adjective) unaffected by use or exposure; âit looks like newâ
newly, freshly, fresh, new
(adverb) very recently; âthey are newly marriedâ; ânewly raised objectionsâ; âa newly arranged hairdoâ; âgrass new washed by the rainâ; âa freshly cleaned floorâ; âwe are fresh out of tomatoesâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
New
A surname.
• Wen, wen
new (comparative newer, superlative newest)
Recently made, or created.
Additional; recently discovered.
Current or later, as opposed to former.
Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing.
In original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used.
Refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed.
Newborn.
Of recent origin; having taken place recently.
Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known.
Recently arrived or appeared.
Inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task.
(of a period of time) Next; about to begin or recently begun.
• (recently made, created, or appeared): brand new, recent
• (additional, recently discovered): recent
• (current or later): current
• (in original condition, pristine): brand new, brand spanking new, mint, pristine
• (refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed): born-again, reformed, refreshed, reinvigorated, revived
• (newborn): newborn, young
• (of recent origin): fresh
• (strange, unfamiliar): strange, unfamiliar
• (recently arrived or appeared): novel, singular
• (inexperienced, unaccustomed): brand new, green
• See also new
• (recently made, created, or appeared): ancient, dated, old
• (additional, recently discovered): dated, old
• (current or later): former, old
• (distinguishing something established more recently): old
• (in original condition, pristine): old, used, worn
• (refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed): old
• (young): old
• (of recent origin): original, previous
• (strange, unfamiliar): familiar, old
• (recently arrived or appeared): established
• (inexperienced, unaccustomed): accustomed, experienced, expert
• brand new
new (comparative more new, superlative most new)
Newly (especially in composition).
As new; from scratch.
new (usually uncountable, plural news)
Things that are new.
(Australia) A kind of light beer.
(UK, naval slang) A naval cadet who has just embarked on training.
new (third-person singular simple present news, present participle newing, simple past and past participle newed)
(programming) synonym of new up
(obsolete) To make new; to recreate; to renew.
• Wen, wen
Source: Wiktionary
New, a. [Compar. Newer; superl. Newest.] Etym: [OE. OE. newe, AS. niwe, neowe; akin to D. nieuw, OS. niwi, OHG. niuwi, G. neu, Icel. n, Dan. & Sw. ny, Goth. niujis, Lith. naujas, Russ. novuii, Ir. nua, nuadh, Gael. nuadh, W. newydd, Armor. nevez, L. novus, gr. nava, and prob. to E. now. 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. (Zoöl.) 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.
New, adv.
Definition: 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.
New, v. t. & i.
Definition: To make new; to renew. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 November 2024
(noun) a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.