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newness

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈn(j)uːnəs/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uːnəs
  • CMU ARPABET: N UW1 N AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The property of being new; novelty; recency.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The newness of the car meant it still had that funny smell.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the quality of being new; the opposite of oldness

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: oldness

Broader terms: age

Narrower terms: brand-newness, freshness, recency, recentness

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: նորություն (norutʻyun) — novelty
  • Bulgarian: новост (novost) — novelty
  • Dutch: nieuwheid — novelty
  • Finnish: uutuus — novelty
  • French: nouveauté — novelty
  • German: Neuheit — novelty
  • Gothic: 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌸𐌰 (niujiþa) — novelty
  • Ancient Greek: νεότης (neótēs) — novelty
  • Hindi: नवीनता (navīntā) — novelty
  • Hindi: नयापन (nayāpan) — novelty
  • Hindi: नूतनता (nūtantā) — novelty
  • Irish: nua — novelty
  • Irish: núíosacht — novelty
  • Irish: úire — novelty
  • Irish: úrmhaire — novelty
  • Italian: novità — novelty
  • Latin: novitās — novelty
  • Latvian: jaunums — novelty
  • Old English: nīewnes — novelty
  • Persian: نویی (noyi) — novelty
  • Polish: nowość — novelty
  • Portuguese: novidade — novelty
  • Romanian: noutate — novelty
  • Russian: новизна́ (novizná) — novelty
  • Russian: новь (novʹ) — novelty
  • Spanish: novedad — novelty
  • Tamil: புதுமை (putumai) — novelty
  • Telugu: కొత్తదనం (kottadanaṁ) — novelty
  • Turkish: yenilik — novelty