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Added 9 October 2026

newness

/ˈn(j)uːnəs/ noun

In Latin: novitās Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about newness at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The quality of being new; the opposite of oldness.

Origin

From Middle English newnesse, from Old English nīewnes (“newness, novelty”), equivalent to new + -ness.

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