Crossword Dictionary
NEW
new - a
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"
Synonyms
fresh, novel, original, strange, unaccustomed, unfamiliar, unheard-of, unknown, unprecedented
Examples
“Emerging from the bathroom an hour later half asleep, she put the new nightgown on and climbed into bed.â€
“The Internet has allowed for the creation of thousands of new ways to give, both time and money.â€
“Do you think Jonathan might feel left out when the new baby comes?â€
Etymology
Middle English neue, from Old English neowe, niowe, earlier niwe "made or established for the first time, fresh, recently made or grown; novel, unheard-of, different from the old; untried, inexperienced, unused," from Proto-Germanic *neuja- (source also of Old Saxon niuwi, Old Frisian nie, Middle Dutch nieuwe, Dutch nieuw, Old High German niuwl, German neu, Danish and Swedish ny, Gothic niujis "new").