■ adjective
1》 made, introduced, or discovered recently or now for the first time; not existing before.
↘not previously used or owned.
↘(of vegetables) harvested early in the season.
2》 seen, experienced, or acquired recently or now for the first time: her ~ bike.
↘( ~ to ) unfamiliar or strange to.
↘( ~ to/at ) inexperienced at or unaccustomed to.
↘(in place names) discovered or founded later than and named after.
3》 reinvigorated, restored, or reformed.
↘superseding and more advanced than others of the same kind: the ~ architecture.
■ adverb ~ly.
Derivatives
~ish adjective
~ness noun
Origin
OE nīwe , nēowe , of Gmc origin.