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- pronunciation:
- nu
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
newer, newest |
| definition 1: |
When something is new, it is in the world for the first time. If you have a new baby sister, it means that she was just born. When there is a new movie at the theater, it means that the movie just came out. When there is a new medicine for some disease, it means that the medicine has just been discovered.
My favorite singer has a new song out and I can't stop listening to it.- synonyms:
- current, fresh, latest, recent, up-to-date
- antonyms:
- ancient, former, old
- similar words:
- advanced, modern, original
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| definition 2: |
If something is new, it is completely different from things that you know. If you want to travel to new places, it means that you want to travel to places that you have never been to before. You want to go to places that are not already known to you.
Tyler enjoys meeting new people.- synonyms:
- strange, unfamiliar
- antonyms:
- familiar
- similar words:
- alien, original, unique, unknown, unusual
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| definition 3: |
When something is new, it already exists in the world, but you haven't used it yet, or it is not what you are using now.
Katie put on new clothes after her old clothes got wet from the rain.Jordan made a mistake, so he started his picture on a new sheet of paper.We have a new car because my uncle gave us his old one.- synonyms:
- brand-new
- antonyms:
- secondhand, used, worn
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| related words: |
foreign, recent |
| derivation: |
newness (n.) |
The words new, gnu, and knew sound alike but have different meanings.
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