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newness

Variant of new

adjective

  1. never existing before; appearing, thought of, developed, made, produced, etc. for the first time
    1. existing before, but known or discovered for the first time: a new planet
    2. recently observed, experienced, manifested, etc.; different: a new understanding of the problem
    3. strange; unfamiliar; foreign: languages new to him
  2. not yet familiar or accustomed; inexperienced: new to the work
    1. designating the more or most recent of two or more things of the same class, though both may be old: New York
    2. taking the place of the previous one; recently appointed, acquired, etc.: a new regime
    1. recently grown or made; fresh: new wine, new cars
    2. harvested early: new potatoes
  3. not previously used or worn
  4. modern; recent; fashionable; recently current
  5. more; additional: two new inches of snow
  6. beginning again; starting as a repetition of a cycle, series, etc.; making another start: the new moon, the new year
  7. having just reached a position, rank, place, etc.: a new arrival
  8. refreshed in spirits, health, etc.: a new man
  9. modern ()

noun

something new: with the

adverb

  1. again
  2. newly; recently

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