adj
Meaning 1
Recently found; newly discovered.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
newfound
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈnjuː.faʊnd/
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Canada, General-American: /ˈn(j)u.faʊnd/
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rhymes with -aʊnd
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CMU ARPABET: N UW1 F AW1 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
newly discovered
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his newfound aggressiveness
- Hudson pointed his ship down the coast of the newfound sea
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English newe founde, equivalent to new + found.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: nove trovita — newly discovered
- German: neufunden — newly discovered
- Norwegian Bokmål: nyfunnet — newly discovered
- Norwegian Bokmål: nyvunnet — newly discovered
- Russian: новообретённый (novoobretjónnyj) — newly discovered
- Russian: новоприобретённый (novopriobretjónnyj) — newly discovered
- Spanish: recién descubierto — newly discovered
- Spanish: recién adquirido — newly discovered
- Swedish: nyfunnen — newly discovered
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