freshwater

or fresh-wa·ter

[ fresh-waw-ter, -wot-er ]
/ ˈfrɛʃˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər /

adjective

of or living in water that is fresh or not salt: freshwater fish.
accustomed to fresh water only, and not to the sea: a freshwater sailor.
small, provincial, or little known: a freshwater college.
Obsolete. untrained or of little experience.

Origin of freshwater

First recorded in 1520–30; fresh + water

Words nearby freshwater

freshie, freshman, freshman week, freshmanic, freshness date, freshwater, freshwater drum, freshwater pearl, fresnel, fresnel biprism, fresnel lens

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British Dictionary definitions for freshwater

freshwater
/ (ˈfrɛʃˌwɔːtə) /

noun (modifier)

of, relating to, or living in fresh water
(esp of a sailor who has not sailed on the sea) unskilled or inexperienced
US small and little known a freshwater school

Scientific definitions for freshwater

freshwater
[ frĕsh′wô′tər ]

Consisting of or living in water that is not salty.