adj · adv · name · noun · verb · 32 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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British, Southern, Standard:/n(j)ɵw/
Received-Pronunciation:/njuː/
Received-Pronunciation:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
London:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Canada, General-American:/nju/
Canada, General-American:/nu/yod-dropping
General-American:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
dialectal:[nɪu̯]
Australian, New-Zealand:/njʉː/
Australia:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: new up
Antonyms: none provided
21
verb
Meaning 21
To make new; to recreate; to renew.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
22
adjective
Meaning 22
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a new law
new cars
a new comet
a new friend
a new year
the New World
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: old
23
adjective
Meaning 23
unaffected by use or exposure
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
it looks like new
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: worn
24
adjective satellite
Meaning 24
unfamiliar
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
new experiences
experiences new to him
errors of someone new to the job
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
25
adjective satellite
Meaning 25
having no previous example or precedent or parallel
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a time of unexampled prosperity
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unexampled
Antonyms: none provided
26
adjective satellite
Meaning 26
(of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
new potatoes
young corn
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: young
Antonyms: none provided
27
adjective satellite
Meaning 27
used of a living language; being the current stage in its development
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
Modern English
New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Modern
Antonyms: none provided
28
adjective satellite
Meaning 28
in use after medieval times
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
New Eqyptian was the language of the 18th to 21st dynasties
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
29
adjective satellite
Meaning 29
lacking training or experience
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the new men were eager to fight
raw recruits
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: raw
Antonyms: none provided
30
adjective satellite
Meaning 30
original and of a kind not seen before
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fresh, novel
Antonyms: none provided
31
adjective satellite
Meaning 31
(of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
newfangled ideas
she buys all these new-fangled machines and never uses them
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: newfangled
Antonyms: none provided
32
adverb
Meaning 32
very recently
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
they are newly married
newly raised objections
a newly arranged hairdo
grass new washed by the rain
a freshly cleaned floor
we are fresh out of tomatoes
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: newly, freshly, fresh
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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-. Cognates Cognate with Scots new (“new”), North Frisian nai, nei, nii (“new”), Saterland Frisian näi (“new”), West Frisian nij (“new”), Alemannic German nöi, nüüw (“new”), Bavarian neich (“new”), Cimbrian naüge (“new”), Dutch nieuw, nij (“new”), Dutch Low Saxon nij (“new”), German neu, new, neuw (“new”), Low German nee, neei (“new”), Luxembourgish nei (“new”), Vilamovian noj, noü (“new”), Yiddish נײַ (nay, “new”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish ny (“new”), Faroese nýggjur (“new”), Icelandic nýr (“new”), Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃 (niujis, “new”); also Breton nevez (“new”), Cornish nowydh, nowyth (“fresh, new”), Irish nua, nuadh (“new”), Manx noa (“fresh, new”), Scottish Gaelic nuadh (“fresh, new”), Welsh newydd (“new”), Latin novus (“new”), Greek νέος (néos, “young, youthful; modern, new”), Lithuanian naũjas (“new”), Belarusian но́вы (nóvy, “new”), Bulgarian and Macedonian нов (nov, “new”), Czech and Slovak nový (“new”), Polish nowy (“new”), Russian но́вый (nóvyj, “new”), Serbo-Croatian но̏в, nȍv (“new”), Slovene nov (“new”), Ukrainian нови́й (novýj, “new”), Armenian նոր (nor, “new”), Baluchi نوک (nok, “new”), Central Kurdish نوێ (nwê, “new”), Ossetian нӕуӕг (næwæg), ног (nog, “fresh, new; young”), Persian نو (naw / now, “new”), Mazanderani نو (nu, “new”), Northern Kurdish nû (“new”), Pashto نوی (nëway, “new”), Zazaki newe (“new”), Kamkata-viri nuy, nuyĩ (“new”), Prasuni unü (“new”), Hittite 𒉋𒀸 (nēwas, “fresh, new”), Luwian 𒈾𒀀𒌑𒉿𒋾 (nāúwati, “new”), Tocharian A ñu (“new”), Tocharian B ñuwe (“new”), Sanskrit नव (nava, “fresh, modern, new”), नव्य (navya, “new”).
* As an English surname, from the adjective new. * Also as an English surname, from a misdivision of Middle English atten ew (“at the yew”). * As a German and Jewish surname, Americanized from Neu. * As a Chinese surname, from a Romanization of 牛 (niú) (see Niu) and 梁 (liáng) (see Liang).
Across languages
Translations
793 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Abkhaz:
аҿыц
(aĉʼəc)
— recently made or created
Afrikaans:
nuwe
— recently made or created
Afrikaans:
nuut
— recently made or created
Ahom:
𑜉𑜧
(maw)
— recently made or created
Ahom:
𑜉𑜨𑜧
(mow)
— recently made or created
Ainu:
アシㇼ
(asir)
— recently made or created
Akan:
foforo
— recently made or created
Aklanon:
bag-o
— recently made or created
Albanian:
ri
— recently made or created
Southern Altai:
јаҥы
(ǰaŋï)
— recently made or created
Northern Amami Ōshima:
新ーさり
(mīsari)
— recently made or created
Amharic:
አዲስ
(ʾädis)
— recently made or created
Andi:
цӏив
(cʼiv)
— recently made or created
Arabic:
جَدِيد
(jadīd)
— recently made or created
Arabic:
حَدِيث
(ḥadīṯ)
— recently made or created
Arabic:
جديد
(gedīd)
— recently made or created
Arabic:
جَديد
(jadīd)
— recently made or created
Juba Arabic:
jediid
— recently made or created
Arabic:
جديد
(jdīd)
— recently made or created
Arabic:
جديد
(jdīd)
— recently made or created
Aragonese:
nuevo
— recently made or created
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܚܲܕܬܵܐ
(ḳadta)
— recently made or created
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic:
ܬܵܙܵܐ
(taza)
— recently made or created
Argobba:
ሐጅስ
(häǧəs)
— recently made or created
Armenian:
նոր
(nor)
— recently made or created
Aromanian:
nou
— recently made or created
Aromanian:
nãu
— recently made or created
Aromanian:
não
— recently made or created
Ashkun:
nuŋa
— recently made or created
Assamese:
নতুন
(notun)
— recently made or created
Asturian:
nuevu
— recently made or created
Avar:
цӏияб
(cʼijab)
— recently made or created
Azerbaijani:
yeni
— recently made or created
Azerbaijani:
təzə
— recently made or created
Bactrian:
νωγο
(nōgo)
— recently made or created
Balinese:
anyar
— recently made or created
Baluchi:
نوک
(nok)
— recently made or created
Bashkir:
яңы
(yañı)
— recently made or created
Basque:
berri
— recently made or created
Belarusian:
но́вы
(nóvy)
— recently made or created
Bengali:
নয়া
(noẏa)
— recently made or created
Bengali:
নতুন
(notun)
— recently made or created
Bhojpuri:
नया
(nayā)
— recently made or created
Bau Bidayuh:
bauh
— recently made or created
Boloki:
sika
— recently made or created
Bouyei:
mos
— recently made or created
Breton:
nevez
— recently made or created
Bulgarian:
нов
(nov)
— recently made or created
Burmese:
သစ်
(sac)
— recently made or created
Buryat:
шэнэ
(šene)
— recently made or created
Carpathian Rusyn:
новый
(novŷj)
— recently made or created
Catalan:
nou
— recently made or created
Cebuano:
bag-o
— recently made or created
Chamicuro:
peswatalo
— recently made or created
Chechen:
керла
(kerla)
— recently made or created
Chechen:
цӏина
(cʼina)
— recently made or created
Cherokee:
ᎢᏤᎢ
(itsei)
— recently made or created
Chinese Cantonese:
新
(san1)
— recently made or created
Chinese:
щин
(xin)
— recently made or created
Eastern Min Chinese:
新
(sĭng)
— recently made or created
Gan Chinese:
新
(xin1)
— recently made or created
Hakka Chinese:
新
(sîn)
— recently made or created
Chinese:
新
(sin)
— recently made or created
Jin Chinese:
新
(xing1)
— recently made or created
Chinese Mandarin:
新
(xīn)
— recently made or created
Northern Min Chinese:
新
(séng)
— recently made or created
Wu Chinese:
新
— recently made or created
Xiang Chinese:
新
(sin1)
— recently made or created
Choctaw:
himona
— recently made or created
Chuvash:
ҫӗнӗ
(śĕnĕ)
— recently made or created
Cornish:
nowydh
— recently made or created
Crimean Tatar:
yañı
— recently made or created
Czech:
nový
— recently made or created
Dalmatian:
nuf
— recently made or created
Danish:
ny
— recently made or created
Danish:
frisk
— recently made or created
Daur:
shingken
— recently made or created
Dongxiang:
shini
— recently made or created
Dutch:
nieuw
— recently made or created
Dutch:
jong
— recently made or created
Erzya:
од
(od)
— recently made or created
Esperanto:
nova
— recently made or created
Estonian:
uus
— recently made or created
Evenki:
омакта
(omakta)
— recently made or created
Extremaduran:
nuevu
— recently made or created
Fala:
novu
— recently made or created
Faroese:
nýggjur
— recently made or created
Fijian:
vou
— recently made or created
Finnish:
uusi
— recently made or created
Franco-Provençal:
nôvo
— recently made or created
Franco-Provençal:
novél
— recently made or created
French:
nouveau
— recently made or created
French:
nouvel
— recently made or created
French:
neuf
— recently made or created
North Frisian:
nei
— recently made or created
Saterland Frisian:
näi
— recently made or created
West-Frisian:
nij
— recently made or created
Friulian:
gnûf
— recently made or created
Friulian:
gnûv
— recently made or created
Gagauz:
eni
— recently made or created
Galician:
novo
— recently made or created
Ge'ez:
ሐዲስ
(ḥaddis)
— recently made or created
Georgian:
ახალი
(axali)
— recently made or created
German:
neu
— recently made or created
German:
nöi
— recently made or created
Bavarian German:
nei
— recently made or created
German:
nai
— recently made or created
Gilbertese:
bou
— recently made or created
Gorontalo:
bohu
— recently made or created
Gothic:
𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃
(niujis)
— recently made or created
Greek:
νέος
(néos)
— recently made or created
Greek:
καινούργιος
(kainoúrgios)
— recently made or created
Ancient Greek:
νέος
(néos)
— recently made or created
Ancient Greek:
καινός
(kainós)
— recently made or created
Mycenaean Greek:
𐀚𐀺
(néwos)
— recently made or created
Gujarati:
નવું
(navũ)
— recently made or created
Haitian Creole:
nèf
— recently made or created
Hausa:
sabo
— recently made or created
Hawaiian:
hou
— recently made or created
Hebrew:
חָדָשׁ
(khadásh)
— recently made or created
Higaonon:
bag-o
— recently made or created
Hiligaynon:
bag-o
— recently made or created
Hindi:
नया
(nayā)
— recently made or created
Hindi:
नवीन
(navīn)
— recently made or created
Hindi:
नव
(nav)
— recently made or created
Hindi:
नूतन
(nūtan)
— recently made or created
Hindi:
नव्य
(navya)
— recently made or created
Hindi:
नवा
(navā)
— recently made or created
Hindi:
ताज़ा
(tāzā)
— recently made or created
Hittite:
𒉋𒀸
(nēwas)
— recently made or created
Hungarian:
új
— recently made or created
Icelandic:
nýr
— recently made or created
Ido:
nova
— recently made or created
Ilocano:
baro
— recently made or created
Indonesian:
baru
— recently made or created
Indonesian:
baharu
— recently made or created
Ingush:
керда
(kerda)
— recently made or created
Interlingua:
nove
— recently made or created
Inuttitut:
nutâk
— recently made or created
Iranun:
bagu
— recently made or created
Irish:
nua
— recently made or created
Irish:
úr
— recently made or created
Isnag:
baxo
— recently made or created
Istriot:
nuo
— recently made or created
Italian:
nuovo
— recently made or created
Japanese:
新しい
(atarashii)
— recently made or created
Japanese:
新
(shin)
— recently made or created
Javanese:
anyar
— recently made or created
Old Javanese:
hañar
— recently made or created
Jingpho:
nnan
— recently made or created
Kabuverdianu:
nobu
— recently made or created
Kalmyk:
шин
(şin)
— recently made or created
Kamkata-viri:
nuĩ
— recently made or created
Kannada:
ಹೊಸ
(hosa)
— recently made or created
Kapampangan:
bayu
— recently made or created
Karakalpak:
jańa
— recently made or created
Kashubian:
nowi
— recently made or created
Kazakh:
жаңа
(jaña)
— recently made or created
Khakas:
наа
(naa)
— recently made or created
Khmer:
ថ្មី
(thməy)
— recently made or created
Kikai:
新ーさい
(mīsai)
— recently made or created
Kinaray-a:
bag-o
— recently made or created
Kongo:
mpa
— recently made or created
Korean:
새롭다
(saeropda)
— recently made or created
Korean:
새
(sae)
— recently made or created
Korean:
신
(sin)
— recently made or created
Korean:
뉴
(nyu)
— recently made or created
Koryak:
нытуйӄин
(nətuyqin)
— recently made or created
Krio:
nyu
— recently made or created
Kumyk:
янгы
(yañı)
— recently made or created
Kunigami:
新ーせん
(mīsen)
— recently made or created
Central Kurdish:
نوێ
(nwê)
— recently made or created
Central Kurdish:
تازە
(taze)
— recently made or created
Northern Kurdish:
nû
— recently made or created
Kyrgyz:
жаңы
(jaŋı)
— recently made or created
Ladin:
nuef
— recently made or created
Ladino:
muevo
— recently made or created
Ladino:
nuevo
— recently made or created
Lao:
ໃຫມ່
(mai)
— recently made or created
Latgalian:
jauns
— recently made or created
Latgalian:
napasenejs
— recently made or created
Latin:
novus
— recently made or created
Latin:
novellus
— recently made or created
Latvian:
jauns
— recently made or created
Lezgi:
цӏийи
(c̣iji)
— recently made or created
Lingala:
sika
— recently made or created
Lithuanian:
naujas
— recently made or created
Livonian:
ūž
— recently made or created
Lombard:
nöff
— recently made or created
Lombard:
nœuv
— recently made or created
Louisiana Creole:
nouvo
— recently made or created
Louisiana Creole:
nouvèl
— recently made or created
Louisiana Creole:
nèf
— recently made or created
Low German:
nee
— recently made or created
Lü:
ᦺᦖᧈ
(ṁay1)
— recently made or created
Lutuv:
thaa
— recently made or created
Luxembourgish:
nei
— recently made or created
Macedonian:
нов
(nov)
— recently made or created
Malay:
baru
— recently made or created
Malay:
baharu
— recently made or created
Brunei Malay:
baru
— recently made or created
Malayalam:
പുതിയ
(putiya)
— recently made or created
Malayalam:
പുതിയത്
(putiyatŭ)
— recently made or created
Maltese:
ġdid
— recently made or created
Manchu:
ᡳᠴᡝ
(ice)
— recently made or created
Manggarai:
weru
— recently made or created
Sougb:
menau
— recently made or created
Western Bukidnon Manobo:
beɣu
— recently made or created
Manx:
noa
— recently made or created
Manx:
oor
— recently made or created
Māori:
hōu
— recently made or created
Māori:
hou
— recently made or created
Maranao:
bego
— recently made or created
Mari:
у
(u)
— recently made or created
Mauritian Creole:
nef
— recently made or created
Central Melanau:
baou
— recently made or created
Middle English:
newe
— recently made or created
Minangkabau:
baharu
— recently made or created
Mirandese:
nuobo
— recently made or created
Miyako:
新
(miz)
— recently made or created
Mizo:
thar
— recently made or created
Moksha:
од
(od)
— recently made or created
Mongolian:
шинэ
(šine)
— recently made or created
Mongolian:
ᠰᠢᠨᠡ
(sin-e)
— recently made or created
Nahuatl:
yancuic
— recently made or created
Navajo:
ániid
— recently made or created
Navajo:
ániidí
— recently made or created
Neapolitan:
nuovo
— recently made or created
Nepali:
नयाँ
(nayā̃)
— recently made or created
Niuean:
foou
— recently made or created
Nivkh:
чуз
(ț’uz)
— recently made or created
Norman:
nouvieau
— recently made or created
Norwegian:
ny
— recently made or created
Occitan:
nòu
— recently made or created
Odia:
ନୂତନ
(nutana)
— recently made or created
Okinawan:
新ーさん
(mīsan)
— recently made or created
Okinoerabu:
新ーさん
(mīsan)
— recently made or created
Church Slavic:
новъ
(novŭ)
— recently made or created
Church Slavic:
ⱀⱁⰲⱏ
(novŭ)
— recently made or created
Old East Slavic:
новъ
(novŭ)
— recently made or created
Old English:
nīewe
— recently made or created
Oromo:
haaraa
— recently made or created
Oscan:
𐌍𐌞
(nú)
— recently made or created
Ossetian:
нӕуӕг
(næwæg)
— recently made or created
Ossetian:
ног
(nog)
— recently made or created
Pangasinan:
balo
— recently made or created
Papiamentu:
nobo
— recently made or created
Pashto:
نوی
(nëway)
— recently made or created
Persian:
نو
(now)
— recently made or created
Persian:
تازه
(tâze)
— recently made or created
Persian:
جدید
(jadid)
— recently made or created
Middle Persian:
nēw
— recently made or created
Piedmontese:
neuv
— recently made or created
Plautdietsch:
nie (nds)
— recently made or created
Pohnpeian:
kapw
— recently made or created
Polish:
nowy
— recently made or created
Portuguese:
novo
— recently made or created
Prasuni:
unū̃
— recently made or created
Punjabi:
ਨਵਾਂ
(navā̃)
— recently made or created
Quechua:
musog
— recently made or created
Quechua:
muşog
— recently made or created
Quechua:
musuq
— recently made or created
Rapa Nui:
ho'ou
— recently made or created
Romagnol:
növ
— recently made or created
Romani:
nevo
— recently made or created
Romanian:
nou
— recently made or created
Romansh:
nov
— recently made or created
Romansh:
niev
— recently made or created
Romansh:
nouv
— recently made or created
Russian:
но́вый
(nóvyj)
— recently made or created
Inari-Sami:
uđđâ
— recently made or created
Lule-Sami:
ådå
— recently made or created
Northern Sami:
ođas
— recently made or created
Pite Sami:
årrå
— recently made or created
Skolt-Sami:
ođđ
— recently made or created
Southern Sami:
orre
— recently made or created
Ter Sami:
ott
— recently made or created
Ume-Sami:
ođđe
— recently made or created
Samoan:
fou
— recently made or created
Samogitian:
naus
— recently made or created
Sanskrit:
नव
(náva)
— recently made or created
Sardinian:
nobu
— recently made or created
Sardinian:
nou
— recently made or created
Sardinian:
novu
— recently made or created
Campidanese Sardinian:
nou
— recently made or created
Scottish Gaelic:
ùr
— recently made or created
Scottish Gaelic:
nuadh
— recently made or created
Serbo-Croatian:
но̏в
— recently made or created
Serbo-Croatian:
nȍv
— recently made or created
Seychellois Creole:
nef
— recently made or created
Seychellois Creole:
nouvo
— recently made or created
Shan:
မႂ်ႇ
(màue)
— recently made or created
Sherpa:
གསམ་པ
(gsam pa)
— recently made or created
Shor:
наа
(naa)
— recently made or created
Sicilian:
novu
— recently made or created
Sidamo:
haro
— recently made or created
Silesian:
nowy
— recently made or created
Sindhi:
نَئون
(naõ)
— recently made or created
Sinhalese:
අලුත්
(alut)
— recently made or created
Sinhalese:
නව
(nawa)
— recently made or created
Slovak:
nový
— recently made or created
Slovene:
nȍv
— recently made or created
Somali:
cusub
— recently made or created
Lower Sorbian:
nowy
— recently made or created
Upper Sorbian:
nowy
— recently made or created
Spanish:
nuevo
— recently made or created
Sranan Tongo:
nyun
— recently made or created
Sundanese:
weuteuh
— recently made or created
Sundanese:
anyar
— recently made or created
Swahili:
-pya
— recently made or created
Swedish:
ny
— recently made or created
Tabasaran:
цӏийн
(c̣ijn)
— recently made or created
Tabasaran:
таза
(taza)
— recently made or created
Tagalog:
bago
— recently made or created
Tahitian:
'āpī
— recently made or created
Tahitian:
hou
— recently made or created
Tai Dam:
ꪻꪢ꪿
— recently made or created
Tai Nüa:
ᥛᥬᥱ
(mǎue)
— recently made or created
Tajik:
нав
(nav)
— recently made or created
Tajik:
ҷадид
(jadid)
— recently made or created
Talysh:
tojə
— recently made or created
Tamil:
புதிய
(putiya)
— recently made or created
Tarantino:
nuève
— recently made or created
Tat:
taza
— recently made or created
Tat:
nuq
— recently made or created
Tatar:
яңа
(yaña)
— recently made or created
Tausug:
bagu
— recently made or created
Telugu:
కొత్త
(kotta)
— recently made or created
Telugu:
క్రొత్త
(krotta)
— recently made or created
Telugu:
నవ్యము
(navyamu)
— recently made or created
Tetum:
foun
— recently made or created
Thai:
ใหม่
(mài)
— recently made or created
Thai:
สด
(sòt)
— recently made or created
Tibetan:
གསར་པ
(gsar pa)
— recently made or created
Tigrinya:
ሓድሽ
(ḥadš)
— recently made or created
Tocharian A:
ñu
— recently made or created
Tocharian B:
ñuwe
— recently made or created
Tokunoshima:
新ーさい
(mīsai)
— recently made or created
Turkish:
yeni
— recently made or created
Turkmen:
täze
— recently made or created
Turkmen:
ýaňy
— recently made or created
Tuvan:
чаа
(çaa)
— recently made or created
Udmurt:
выль
(vyľ)
— recently made or created
Ugaritic:
𐎈𐎄𐎘
(ḥdṯ)
— recently made or created
Ukrainian:
нови́й
(novýj)
— recently made or created