english
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adj.
pristine:
We will buy a new car for the company.
adj.
fresh:
We need a new approach to the problem.
Simple Definitions
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In addition to the idioms beginning with NEW, Also see BREAK (NEW) GROUND; BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO; FEEL LIKE (NEW); NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN; RING IN THE NEW YEAR; TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS; TURN OVER A NEW LEAF; WHAT'S COOKING (NEW); WHOLE NEW BALLGAME.
American Heritage Idioms
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new
• a new sports centre • a new edition of the book • an entirely new theory of time and space
brand new
completely new:
• a brand new car • The house looks brand new.
recent
made, produced etc a short time ago:
• recent research into brain chemistry
the latest
[ only before noun ] the most recent:
• Have you seen his latest film? • the latest fashions from Paris
modern
different from earlier things of the same kind because of using new methods, equipment, or designs:
• modern technology • modern farming methods • a modern kitchen
original
new and completely different from what other people have done or thought of before, especially in a way that seems interesting:
• The play is highly original. • His style is completely original.
fresh
fresh ideas, evidence, or ways of doing things are new and different, and are used instead of previous ones:
• We need a fresh approach to the problem. • They want young people with fresh ideas. • Police think they may have found some fresh evidence that links him to the murder.
novel
new and different in a surprising and unusual way – used especially about a suggestion, experience, or way of doing something:
• The club have come up with a novel way of raising cash. • The King was passionately in love, which was a novel experience for him.
innovative
completely new and showing a lot of imagination – used especially about a design or way of doing something:
• an attractive website with an innovative design • They came up with an innovative approach to the problem.
revolutionary
completely new in a way that has a very big effect – used especially about an idea, method, or invention:
• a revolutionary treatment for breast cancer • His theories were considered to be revolutionary at the time.
new-fangled
[ only before noun ] used about something that is new and modern but which you disapprove of:
• My grandfather hated all this newfangled technology.
Longman-Thesaurus
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adj. recently built/made VERBS be, look The car still looks quite new. ADV. brand, spanking a scratch on my brand new car very proud of their spanking new kitchen | fairly, quite different/not familiar VERBS be These ideas are not entirely new. ADV. very | completely, entirely, quite | fairly, quite PREP. to It was all very new and strange to me. She's still quite new to the job and needs a lot of help. PHRASES be nothing new about/in sth There is nothing new in teenagers wanting to change the world.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary