newness
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English newnesse, from Old English nīewnes (“newness, novelty”), equivalent to new + -ness.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
newness (countable and uncountable, plural newnesses)
- The property of being new; novelty; recency.
- The newness of the car meant it still had that funny smell.
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Translations edit
novelty
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