fresh

[ fresh ]

/ frɛʃ /

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adjective, fresh·er, fresh·est.

newly made or obtained: fresh footprints.

recently arrived; just come: fresh from school.

new; not previously known, met with, etc.; novel: to uncover fresh facts; to seek fresh experiences.

additional or further: fresh supplies.

not salty, as water.

retaining the original properties unimpaired; not stale or spoiled: Is the milk still fresh?

not preserved by freezing, canning, pickling, salting, drying, etc.: fresh vegetables.

not tired or fatigued; brisk; vigorous: She was still fresh after that long walk.

not faded, worn, obliterated, etc.: fresh paint; a fresh appearance.

looking youthful and healthy: a fresh beauty that we all admired.

pure, cool, or refreshing, as air.

denoting a young wine, especially a white or rosé, that is clean, crisp, and uncomplicated.

Meteorology. (of wind) moderately strong or brisk.

inexperienced; green; callow: Two hundred fresh recruits arrived at the training camp.

Informal. forward or presumptuous.

(of a cow) having recently given birth to a calf.

Slang.

exciting; appealing; great.
informed; up-to-date.

noun

the fresh part or time.

a freshet.

verb (used with or without object)

to make or become fresh.

adverb

newly; recently; just now: He is fresh out of ideas. The eggs are fresh laid.

Origin of fresh

before 900; Middle English; Old English fersc; cognate with Old Frisian fersk, Old High German frisc (German frisch), Old Norse ferskr

SYNONYMS FOR fresh

1 recent. See new.

11 invigorating, sweet, unadulterated.

14 artless, untrained, raw, uncultivated, unskilled.

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ANTONYMS FOR fresh

1 old.

14 skilled.

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OTHER WORDS FROM fresh

fresh·ly, adverb fresh·ness, noun

Words nearby fresh

frequentative, frequently, fresco, fresco secco, frescobaldi, fresh, fresh as a daisy, fresh breeze, fresh frozen plasma, fresh gale, fresh out of

Example sentences from the Web for fresh

But she says that getting some fresh air may help you feel better.

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A waiter brings out some fresh pretzels and homemade pork and wine sausages.

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Apparently, the Major Case Squad is employed when homicides are fresh, East St. Louis Det. Gilda Johnson told me.

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I was lost, fresh back from Vietnam, searching, maybe, for a peril the equivalent of war but aimed in the direction of life.

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As fresh water exerts a very deadly influence on the Medus, this seems the most appropriate place for describing its action.

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As he spoke the light disappeared, and a fresh one appeared from astern.

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The macas, and maize, and a fresh steak from the wild bull, enabled them to make a most excellent supper.

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Into a large wide mouthed bottle, put French brandy, and fresh rose leaves, or lemon and orange peel.

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I have fresh hopes given me; but I dare not please myself too much with them, lest I should be again disappointed.

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British Dictionary definitions for fresh

fresh

/ (frɛʃ) /

adjective

not stale or deteriorated; newly made, harvested, etc fresh bread; fresh strawberries

newly acquired, created, found, etc fresh publications

novel; original a fresh outlook

latest; most recent fresh developments

further; additional; more fresh supplies

not canned, frozen, or otherwise preserved fresh fruit

(of water) not salt

bright or clear a fresh morning

chilly or invigorating a fresh breeze

not tired; alert; refreshed

not worn or faded fresh colours

having a healthy or ruddy appearance

newly or just arrived; straight fresh from the presses

youthful or inexperienced

mainly US designating a female farm animal, esp a cow, that has recently given birth

informal presumptuous or disrespectful; forward

Northern English dialect partially intoxicated; tipsy

noun

the fresh part or time of something

another name for freshet

verb

obsolete to make or become fresh; freshen

adverb

in a fresh manner; freshly

fresh out of informal having just run out of supplies of

Derived forms of fresh

freshly, adverb freshness, noun

Word Origin for fresh

Old English fersc fresh, unsalted; related to Old High German frisc, Old French freis, Old Norse ferskr

Idioms and Phrases with fresh

fresh

In addition to the idioms beginning with fresh

fresh as a daisy
fresh out of

also see:

breath of fresh air

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