fresh
fresh (fres̸h)
adjective
- recently produced, obtained, or arrived
- newly made fresh coffee
- having original strength, vigor, quality, taste, etc.; esp.,
- not preserved by being salted, pickled, canned, or frozen fresh meat, fresh vegetables
- not spoiled, rotten, or stale
- not tired; vigorous; lively to feel fresh after a nap
- not worn, soiled, faded, etc.; vivid; bright; clean
- youthful or healthy in appearance a fresh complexion
- not known before; new; recent fresh information
- additional; further a fresh start
- inexperienced; unaccustomed
- having just arrived
- original, spontaneous, and stimulating fresh ideas
- cool and refreshing; invigorating a fresh spring day
- brisk; strong: said of the wind
- not salt: said of water
- designating or of a cow that has just begun to give milk, as after having borne a calf
Etymology: ME < OE fersc, but altered under infl. of OFr fres, fresche < Gmc *friska (> Ger frisch & OE fersc)
noun
- the fresh part
- a freshet
- a pool or stream of fresh water
adverb
intransitive verb, transitive verb
Related Forms:
- freshness fresh′·ness noun
fresh out (of)
☆ fresh (fres̸h)
adjective
Etymology: < Ger frech, bold, impudent (akin to OE fræc < IE base *preg-, bold, greedy): confused with fresh
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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