New meaning

What does “new” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“new” is an adjective and adverb with 11 meanings. Its most common meaning is: not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered.

new

adjective

  1. not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

    “a new law”

    “new cars”

    Oppositesold
  2. original and of a kind not seen before

    “the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem”

    Synonymsfreshnovel
  3. lacking training or experience

    “the new men were eager to fight”

    “raw recruits”

    Synonymsraw
  4. having no previous example or precedent or parallel

    “a time of unexampled prosperity”

    Synonymsunexampled
  5. 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”

  6. unaffected by use or exposure

    “it looks like new”

    Oppositesworn
  7. in use after medieval times

    “New Eqyptian was the language of the 18th to 21st dynasties”

  8. used of a living language; being the current stage in its development

    “Modern English”

    “New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew”

    SynonymsModern
  9. (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity

    “new potatoes”

    “young corn”

    Synonymsyoung
  10. (often followed by `to') unfamiliar

    “new experiences”

    “experiences new to him”

adverb

  1. very recently

    “they are newly married”

    “newly raised objections”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University