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Etymology
From the OE. niwe|nīwe, from the Germanic *neuja-, from Proto-Indo-European *newos-. It is cognate with the Dutch nieuw, German neu, Swedish and Norwegian ny, all from the Germanic root; and from Indo-European, it is cognate with the Latin novus, Greek νέο�, Russian нов�й, Welsh newydd, Persian fa-Arab|�� (no).

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/nju�/, SAMPA|/nju:/
audio|en-gb-new.ogg|Audio (RP)
(General American|US) IPA|/nu�/, SAMPA|/nu:/

audio|en-us-new.ogg|Audio (US)

Homophones: gnu, knew, nu

Adjective
en-adj|newer|newest

WikiSaurus?-link|new

1. recently|Recently made, or created.

#: This is a new scratch on my car!
#: The band just released a new album.

1. additional|Additional; recently discovered.

#: We turned up some new evidence from the old files.

1. current|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.

1. Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing.

#: New Bond Street is an extension of Bond Street.
#: New York is named after York.

1. In original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used.

#: Are you going to buy a new car or a second-hand one?

1. refresh|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.

1. young|Young.

#: My sister has a new baby, and our mother is excited to finally have a grandchild.

1. 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?

1. strange|Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known.

#: The idea was new to me.
#: I need to meet new people.''

1. Recently arrived or appeared.

#: Have you met the new guy in town?
#: She is the new kid at school.

1. inexperienced|Inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task.

#: Don't worry that you're new at this job; you'll get better with time.
#: I'm new at this business.

Synonyms
(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
(young): young, new-born
(of recent origin): fresh
(strange, unfamiliar): strange, unfamiliar
(recently arrived or appeared): novel, singular
(inexperienced, unaccustomed): brand new, green

Antonyms
(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

Translations
trans-top|recently made or created
Albanian: t-|sq|ri|xs=Albanian
Arabic: Arab|جد�د (jadīd)
Bosnian: t-|bs|novo
Catalan: nou
Chinese: �� (xīn de)
Croatian: t-|hr|nov|m
Czech: t+|cs|nový|m
Danish: t-|da|ny, t-|da|frisk
Dutch: t+|nl|nieuw
Esperanto: t+|eo|nova|xs=Esperanto
Estonian: t-|et|uus
Fijian: vou
Filipino: bago
Finnish: t+|fi|uusi
French: nouveau m, nouvel m (before a vowel), nouvelle f
German: t+|de|neu
Greek: νέο� )neos) m, καινο��γιο� (kenuryios) m
Hawaiian: hou
Hindi: नया (nay�) m, नय� (nayi) f
Hungarian: t+|hu|új
Ilocano: baro
Indonesian: baru, baharu
Italian: t+|it|nuovo|m, t+|it|nuova|f
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Japanese: ��� (�����, atarashii)
Korean: ��� (saero-un)
Kurdish:

Latin: t+|la|novus|m, t-|la|nova|f, t-|la|novum|n
Lower Sorbian: nowy m
Malay: baru, baharu
Malayalam: പ�തിയ (puthiya), പ�തിയത� (puthiyathu)
Maori: hoou
Nahuatl: yancuic
Navajo: ániid
Norwegian: t+|no|ny
Polish: t|pl|nowy m, nowa f, nowe n, nowi p, nowe f|p
Portuguese: t+|pt|novo|m, t+|pt|nova|f
Romani: ny�vo
Romanian: t+|ro|nou|m, t-|ro|nou�|f
Russian: t+|ru|нов�й|m|trnóvyj|scCyrl
Samoan: fou
Sardinian (Campidanese): nou
Slovene: t+|sl|nov|m, t-|sl|nova|f, t-|sl|novo|n
Spanish: t+|es|nuevo|m, t-|es|nueva|f
Swahili: t-|sw|-pya|xs=Swahili
Swedish: t+|sv|ny
Tagalog: bago
Turkish: t+|tr|yeni
Vietnamese m�i
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trans-top|additional, recently discovered
Danish: t-|da|ny
Dutch: t+|nl|nieuw
Finnish: t+|fi|uusi, t+|fi|tuore
French: nouveau m, nouvel m (before a vowel), nouvelle f
Greek: νέο� (neos) m, �����α�ο� (prosfatos) m
Italian: t+|it|nuovo|m, t+|it|nuova|f
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Kurdish:

Lower Sorbian: nowy m
Norwegian: t+|no|ny
Polish: t|pl|nowy|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|novo|m, t+|pt|nova|f
Russian: t+|ru|нов�й|m|trnóvyj|scCyrl
Slovene: t+|sl|nov|m, t-|sl|nova|f, t-|sl|novo|n
Swedish: ny, nyupptäckt
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trans-top|current or later
Danish: nuværende
Dutch: t+|nl|nieuw
Filipino: bago
Finnish: t+|fi|uusi
French: nouveau m, nouvel m (before a vowel), nouvelle f
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Kurdish:

Latin: t+|la|novus|m, t-|la|nova|f, t-|la|novum|n
Lower Sorbian: nowy m
Norwegian: ny, nåværende
Polish: t|pl|nowy|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|novo|m, t+|pt|nova|f
Russian: t+|ru|нов�й|m|trnóvyj|scCyrl
Slovene: t+|sl|nov|m, t-|sl|nova|f, t-|sl|novo|n
Spanish: t+|es|nuevo|m, t-|es|nueva|f
Swedish: t+|sv|ny
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trans-top|distinguishing something established more recently
Danish: t-|da|ny
Dutch: t+|nl|nieuw
Filipino: bago
Finnish: t+|fi|uusi
French: nouveau m, nouvel m (before a vowel), nouvelle f
Greek: νέο� )neos) m
Italian: t+|it|nuovo|m, t+|it|nuova|f
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Kurdish:

Latin: t+|la|novus|m, t-|la|nova|f, t-|la|novum|n
Lower Sorbian: nowy m
Norwegian: t+|no|ny
Polish: t|pl|nowy|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|novo|m, t+|pt|nova|f
Russian: нов�й (nóvyj) m, ���- (n�ju-)
Slovene: t+|sl|nov|m, t-|sl|nova|f, t-|sl|novo|n
Spanish: t+|es|nuevo|m, t-|es|nueva|f
Swedish: t+|sv|ny
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trans-top|in original condition, pristine
Czech: t+|cs|nový|m
Danish: t-|da|ny
Dutch: t+|nl|nieuw
Finnish: t+|fi|uusi
French: nouveau m, nouvel m (before a vowel), nouvelle f, neuf m, neuve f
Japanese: ��� (�����, atarashii)
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Kurdish:

Lower Sorbian: nowy m
Norwegian: t+|no|ny
Polish: t|pl|nowy|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|novo|m, t+|pt|nova|f
Russian: t+|ru|нов�й|m|trnóvyj|scCyrl
Slovene: t+|sl|nov|m, t-|sl|nova|f, t-|sl|novo|n
Spanish: t+|es|nuevo|m, t-|es|nueva|f
Swedish: t+|sv|ny
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trans-top|refreshed, reinvigorated
Danish: t-|da|ny
Dutch: t+|nl|ander, t+|nl|nieuw
Finnish: t+|fi|uusi
French: nouveau m, nouvel m (before a vowel), nouvelle f, autre
Italian: t+|it|fresco|m, t-|it|fresca|f
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Latin: t+|la|novus|m, t-|la|nova|f, t-|la|novum|n
Lower Sorbian: nowy m
Norwegian: t+|no|ny
Polish: t|pl|nowy|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|novo|m, t+|pt|nova|f
Russian: t+|ru|нов�й|m|trnóvyj|scCyrl
Slovene: t+|sl|nov|m, t-|sl|nova|f, t-|sl|novo|n
Swedish: t+|sv|ny
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trans-top|young
Danish: ny, nyfødt
Dutch: t+|nl|jong
Finnish: t+|fi|uusi
Greek: νέο� (neos) m
Kurdish:

Latin: t+|la|novus|m, t-|la|nova|f, t-|la|novum|n
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Norwegian: nyfødt
Polish: t+|pl|m�ody|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|novo|m, t+|pt|nova|f
Russian: t+|ru|нов�й|m|trnóvyj|scCyrl
Swedish: t+|sv|ny
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trans-top|of recent origin
Czech: t+|cs|nový|m
Danish: t-|da|ny
Dutch: t+|nl|nieuw, t+|nl|vers
Filipino: bago
Finnish: t+|fi|uusi
French: nouveau m, nouvel m (before a vowel), nouvelle f
Italian: t+|it|nuovo|m, t+|it|nuova|f
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Japanese: ��� (�����, atarashii)
Latin: t+|la|novus|m, t-|la|nova|f, t-|la|novum|n
Norwegian: t+|no|ny
Portuguese: t+|pt|novo|m, t+|pt|nova|f
Romanian: t+|ro|nou|m, t-|ro|nou�|f
Russian: t+|ru|нов�й|m|trnóvyj|scCyrl
Swedish: t+|sv|ny
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trans-top|strange, unfamiliar
Danish: t-|da|ny
Dutch: t+|nl|nieuw
Filipino: bago
Finnish: t+|fi|uusi
French: nouveau m, nouvel m (before a vowel), nouvelle f
Japanese: ��� (���, nareru)
trans-mid
Kurdish:

Latin: t+|la|novus|m, t-|la|nova|f, t-|la|novum|n
Norwegian: t+|no|ny
Portuguese: t+|pt|novo|m, t+|pt|nova|f
Slovene: t+|sl|nov|m, t-|sl|nova|f, t-|sl|novo|n
Spanish: t+|es|nuevo|m, t-|es|nueva|f
Swedish: t+|sv|ny
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trans-top|recently arrived or appeared
Czech: t+|cs|nový|m
Danish: t-|da|ny
Dutch: t+|nl|nieuw
Filipino: bago
Finnish: t+|fi|uusi
French: nouveau m, nouvel m (before a vowel), nouvelle f
trans-mid
Latin: t+|la|novus|m, t-|la|nova|f, t-|la|novum|n
Norwegian: t+|no|ny
Polish: t+|pl|nowy|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|novo|m, t+|pt|nova|f
Romanian: t+|ro|nou|m, t-|ro|nou�|f
Russian: t+|ru|нов�й|m|trnóvyj|scCyrl
Slovene: t+|sl|nov|m, t-|sl|nova|f, t-|sl|novo|n
Spanish: t+|es|nuevo|m, t-|es|nueva|f
Swedish: t+|sv|ny
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trans-top|inexperienced, unaccustomed
Danish: t-|da|ny
Dutch: t+|nl|nieuw
Filipino: baguhan
Finnish: t+|fi|uusi
French: nouveau m, nouvel m (before a vowel), nouvelle f
Japanese: ��� (���, nareru)
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Latin: t+|la|novus|m, t-|la|nova|f, t-|la|novum|n
Norwegian: t+|no|ny
Polish: t+|pl|nowy|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|novo|m, t+|pt|nova|f
Romanian: t+|ro|nou|m, t-|ro|nou�|f
Slovene: t+|sl|nov|m, t-|sl|nova|f, t-|sl|novo|n
Spanish: t+|es|nuevo|m, t-|es|nueva|f
Swedish: t+|sv|ny
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ttbc|Afrikaans: nuut
ttbc|Basque: berri
ttbc|Breton: nevez
ttbc|Bulgarian: нов m, нова f, ново n, нови p
ttbc|Catalan: nou m, nova f :ca:nou|(ca)
ttbc|Chinese: �� (xīn de), ��� (mòsh�ng de), �� (zuìjìn)
ttbc|Esperanto: nova
ttbc|Estonian: uus
ttbc|Frisian: nij
ttbc|Georgian: ����� (axali)
ttbc|German: neu :de:neu|(de)
ttbc|Guarani: pyahu
ttbc|Ido: nova
ttbc|Indonesian: baru
ttbc|Interlingua: nove
ttbc|Irish: nua
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ttbc|Korean: � (sae)
ttbc|Kyrgyz: jany
ttbc|Manchu: ice
ttbc|Malayalam: puthiyathu
ttbc|Marathi: नव�न (navin), न�तन (nutan)
ttbc|Nauruan: etsimeduw
ttbc|Persian: �� (now)
ttbc|Sanskrit: न�तनम� (nutanam)
ttbc|Slovak: nový
ttbc|Telugu: ��త�త (kotta)
ttbc|Thai: Thai|�หม� (mài)
ttbc|Tupinambá: pysasu
ttbc|Turkish: yeni
ttbc|Ukrainian: нова (nóva)
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Adverb
en-adv

1. See new- <!-- um, say what?-->

Noun
en-noun|-

1. Things that are new.

#: Out with the old, in with the new.

1. Australian English A kind of light beer.

Derived terms
top3
anew
brand new
neo-
new-
newbie
newborn
newcomer
newfangled
newie
newish
newly
newlywed
newness
news, news~
Newspeak
nouveau riche
renew
mid3
New Age
new broom
new chum
new-laid
new moon
new potato
New Testament
new town
new wave
New World
New Year
mid3
w:New Amsterdam
w:New Australia
New Brunswick
Newcastle
New Delhi
New England
Newfoundland
New Guinea
New Hampshire
New Holland
New Jersey
w:Newmarket
New Mexico
New Orleans
New South Wales
New York
New Zealand

Category:200 English basic words
Category:Positive words

af:new
ar:new
de:new
et:new
es:new
fa:new
fr:new
hy:new
io:new
id:new
it:new
kk:new
ku:new
la:new
lv:new
lt:new
li:new
hu:new
ja:new
pl:new
pt:new
ro:new
simple:new
fi:new
sv:new
ta:new
te:new
vi:new
tr:new
uk:new
zh:new

• 2007-12-23 10:00 - Stephen G. Brown - /* Etymology */

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