New

[njuː] or [nu]

Definition

(adj.) unfamiliar; 'new experiences'; 'experiences new to him'; 'errors of someone new to the job' .

(adj.) having no previous example or precedent or parallel; 'a time of unexampled prosperity' .

(adj.) (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity; 'new potatoes'; 'young corn' .

(adj.) in use after medieval times; 'New Eqyptian was the language of the 18th to 21st dynasties' .

(adj.) not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; 'a new law'; 'new cars'; 'a new comet'; 'a new friend'; 'a new year'; 'the New World' .

(adj.) unaffected by use or exposure; 'it looks like new' .

(adj.) other than the former one(s); different; 'they now have a new leaders'; 'my new car is four years old but has only 15,000 miles on it'; 'ready to take a new direction' .

Checked by Debbie--From WordNet

Definition

(superl.) 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.

(superl.) Not before seen or known, although existing before; lately manifested; recently discovered; as, a new metal; a new planet; new scenes.

(superl.) Newly beginning or recurring; starting anew; now commencing; different from has been; as, a new year; a new course or direction.

(superl.) 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.

(superl.) Not of ancient extraction, or of a family of ancient descent; not previously kniwn or famous.

(superl.) Not habituated; not familiar; unaccustomed.

(superl.) Fresh from anything; newly come.

(adv.) Newly; recently.

(v. t. & i.) To make new; to renew.

Typist: Sean

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. Novel, fresh, of recent origin, not old.[2]. Recent, modern, not ancient, of the present day.[3]. Just discovered, recently made known.[4]. Unaccustomed, unused, not habituated, not familiar.

Edited by Elsie

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Novel, recent, fresh, modern

ANT:Old, ancient, antique, antiquated, obsolete

Inputed by Jill

Definition

adj. lately made: having happened lately: recent modern: not before seen or known: strange different: recently commenced: changed for the better: not of an ancient family: as at first: unaccustomed: fresh from anything: uncultivated or only recently cultivated.—adjs. New′born (Shak.) recently born; New′come recently arrived.—n. New′-com′er one who has lately come.—v.t. New′-create′ (Shak.) to create for the first time.—adjs. New′-fash′ioned made in a new way or fashion: lately come into fashion; New′-fledged having just got feathers; New′ish somewhat new: nearly new.—adv. New′ly.—adj. New′-made (Shak.) recently made.—v.t. New′-mod′el to model or form anew.—n. the Parliamentary army as remodelled by Cromwell after the second battle of Newbury which gained a conclusive victory at Naseby (1645).—n. New′ness.—adj. New′-sad (Shak.) recently made sad.—New birth (see Regeneration); New chum a new arrival from the old country in Australia; New Church New Jerusalem Church the Swedenborgian Church; New Covenant (see Covenant); New departure (see Departure); New Englander a native or resident in any of the New England states; New Jerusalem the heavenly city; New Learning (see Renaissance); New Light a member of a relatively more advanced religious school—applied esp. to the party within the 18th-century Scottish Secession Church which adopted Voluntary views of the relations of Church and State also sometimes to the Socinianising party in the Church of Scotland in the 18th century &c.; New Red Sandstone (geol.) the name formerly given to the great series of red sandstones which occur between the Carboniferous and Jurassic systems; New style (see Style); New woman a name humorously applied to such modern women as rebel against the conventional restrictions of their sex and ape men in their freedom education pursuits amusements clothing manners and sometimes morals; New World North and South America; New-year's Day the first day of the new year.

Typed by Elinor

Unserious Contents or Definition

To hear good news in a dream, denotes that you will be fortunate in affairs, and have harmonious companions; but if the news be bad, contrary conditions will exist.

Inputed by Clara

Examples

Inputed by Deborah

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