Added 7 October 2026
new
/n(j)ʉw/ adjective
In Latin: novus, novellus Wiktionary
adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about new at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered.
a new law
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Original and of a kind not seen before.
the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem
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Lacking training or experience.
the new men were eager to fight
adverb
Origin
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-.
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