ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Newness

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈn(j)uːnəs/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Newness is a noun meaning The property of being new; novelty; recency.

Meaning

The property of being new; novelty; recency.

Example Sentences

The newness of the car meant it still had that funny smell.
Thankfully, that sense of newness does come in the form of Ke Huy Quan’s Gary De’Snake, the first reptilian addition to Zootopia‘s all-mammal cast.
Surprised and rejoiced thus far at the unanticipated newness, and the sweet lucidness and simplicity of Isabel’s narrating, […] Pierre now, in handing the instrument to Isabel, could not entirely restrain something like a look of half-regret, accompanied rather strangely with a half-smile of gentle humor.

Word Forms

Antonyms for newness

Common opposites include oldness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include recency, novelty, novel, innovation, youth, newishness.

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