new
UK /n(j)ʉw/ · US /nu/ adjective, adverb, noun, verb, proper noun
Forms newer newest news newing newed noo nu newe
- adjective Recently made, or created. “This is a new scratch on my car! The band just released a new album.”
- adjective Of recent origin; having taken place recently. “I can't see you for a while; the pain is still too new. Did you see the new King Lear at the theatre?”
- adjective Additional; recently discovered. “We turned up some new evidence from the old files.”
- adjective Current or later, as opposed to former. “My new car is much better than my previous one, even though it is older. We had been in our new house for five years by then.”
- adjective Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing. “New Bond Street is an extension of Bond Street.”
- adjective In original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used. “Are you going to buy a new car or a second-hand one?”
- adjective Refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed. “That shirt is dirty. Go and put on a new one. I feel like a new person after a good night's sleep. After the accident, I saw the world with new eyes.”
- adjective Newborn. “My sister has a new baby, and our mother is excited to finally have a grandchild.”
- adverb Synonym of newly, especially in composition.
- adverb As new; from scratch. “They are scraping the site clean to build new.”
- noun (with the, invariable plural only) Things that are new. “Out with the old, in with the new.”
- noun (Australia, uncountable) A typically light-coloured lager brewed by the bottom-fermentation method.
- noun (UK, naval slang, countable) A naval cadet who has just embarked on training.
- verb (programming) Synonym of new up.
- verb (obsolete) To make new; to recreate; to renew.
- proper noun A surname transferred from the nickname.
Synonyms
brand new recent neo- ceno- current brand spanking new mint pristine born-again reformed refreshed reinvigorated revived newborn young strange unfamiliar novel singular green fresh raw unexampled newfangled Modern newly freshly
Antonyms
ancient dated old former used worn familiar established accustomed experienced expert
Etymology
From Middle English neowe, neue, new, newe, nywe, from Old English nēowe, nīewe, nīowe, nīwe, from Proto-West Germanic *niwi, from Proto-Germanic *niwjaz (“new”), from Proto-Indo-European *néwos, *néwyos (“new”). Compare also Old English nū (“now”). More at now. Doublet of nuevo, novuss, and neo-.
Cognate with Scots new (“new”), North Frisian nai, nei, nii (“new”), Saterland Frisian näi (“new”), West Frisian nij (“new”), Alemannic German nöi, nüüw (“new”), Bavarian neich (“new”), Cimbrian naüge (“new”), Dutch nieuw, nij (“new”), Dutch Low Saxon nij (“new”), German neu, new, neuw (“new”), Low German nee, neei (“new”), Luxembourgish nei (“new”), Vilamovian noj, noü (“new”), Yiddish נײַ (nay, “new”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish ny (“new”), Faroese nýggjur (“new”), Icelandic nýr (“new”), Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃 (niujis, “new”); also Breton nevez (“new”), Cornish nowydh, nowyth (“fresh, new”), Irish nua, nuadh (“new”), Manx noa (“fresh, new”), Scottish Gaelic nuadh (“fresh, new”), Welsh newydd (“new”), Latin novus (“new”), Greek νέος (néos, “young, youthful; modern, new”), Lithuanian naũjas (“new”), Belarusian но́вы (nóvy, “new”), Bulgarian and Macedonian нов (nov, “new”), Czech and Slovak nový (“new”), Polish nowy (“new”), Russian но́вый (nóvyj, “new”), Serbo-Croatian но̏в, nȍv (“new”), Slovene nov (“new”), Ukrainian нови́й (novýj, “new”), Armenian նոր (nor, “new”), Baluchi نوک (nok, “new”), Central Kurdish نوێ (nwê, “new”), Ossetian нӕуӕг (næwæg), ног (nog, “fresh, new; young”), Persian نو (naw / now, “new”), Mazanderani نو (nu, “new”), Northern Kurdish nû (“new”), Pashto نوی (nëway, “new”), Zazaki newe (“new”), Kamkata-viri nuy, nuyĩ (“new”), Prasuni unü (“new”), Hittite 𒉋𒀸 (nēwas, “fresh, new”), Luwian 𒈾𒀀𒌑𒉿𒋾 (nāúwati, “new”), Tocharian A ñu (“new”), Tocharian B ñuwe (“new”), Sanskrit नव (nava, “fresh, modern, new”), नव्य (navya, “new”).
* As an English surname, from the adjective new.
* Also as an English surname, from a misdivision of Middle English atten ew (“at the yew”).
* As a German and Jewish surname, Americanized from Neu.
* As a Chinese surname, from a Romanization of 牛 (niú) (see Niu) and 梁 (liáng) (see Liang).
Webster’s 1913
- adjective 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.
- adjective Not before seen or known, although existing before; lately manifested; recently discovered; as, a new metal; a new planet; new scenes.
- adverb Newly; recently. Chaucer.
- verb To make new; to renew. [Obs.]
Etymology [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.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “new”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details