fresh

adj., fresh·er, fresh·est.

1. New to one's experience; not encountered before.
2. Novel; different: a fresh slant on the problem. See synonyms at new.
3. Recently made, produced, or harvested; not stale or spoiled: fresh bread.
4. Not preserved, as by canning, smoking, or freezing: fresh vegetables.
5. Not saline or salty: fresh water.
6. Not yet used or soiled; clean: a fresh sheet of paper.
7. Free from impurity or pollution; pure: fresh air.
8. Additional; new: fresh evidence.
9. Bright and clear; not dull or faded: a fresh memory.
10. Having the glowing, unspoiled appearance of youth: a fresh complexion.
11. Untried; inexperienced: fresh recruits.
12. Having just arrived; straight: fashions fresh from Paris.
13. Revived or reinvigorated; refreshed: I was fresh as a daisy after the nap.
14. Fairly strong; brisk: a fresh wind.
15. Informal. Bold and saucy; impudent.
16. Having recently calved and therefore with milk. Used of a cow.
17. Slang. Excellent; first-rate.

adv.

Recently; newly: fresh out of milk; muffins baked fresh daily.

n.

1. The early part: the fresh of the day.
2. A freshet.

[Middle English, from Old English fersc, pure, not salty, and from Old French freis (feminine fresche), new, recent, of Germanic origin.]

freshly fresh'ly adv.
freshness fresh'ness n.

For food labelling and advertising purposes, the US Food and Drug Administration has defined fresh to mean a food that is raw, has never been frozen or heated, and contains no preservatives. (Irradiation at low levels is permitted.) ‘Fresh frozen’ and ‘frozen fresh’ may be used for foods that are quickly frozen while still fresh, and blanching before freezing is permitted.

adjective

1. Not the same as what was previously known or done: different, innovative, inventive, new, newfangled, novel, original, unfamiliar, unprecedented. See new/old.
2. Not previously used: brand-new, new. See new/old.
3. Being an addition: added, additional, extra, further, more, new, other. See increase/decrease.
4. Bright and clear in complexion; not dull or faded: blooming, creamy, glowing, peaches-and-cream. See beautiful/ugly.
5. Rude and disrespectful: assuming, assumptive, audacious, bold, boldfaced, brash, brazen, cheeky, contumelious, familiar, forward, impertinent, impudent, insolent, malapert, nervy, overconfident, pert, presuming, presumptuous, pushy, sassy, saucy, smart. Informal brassy, flip, smart-alecky, snippety, snippy, uppish, uppity. Slang wise¹. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, courtesy/discourtesy.

Idioms beginning with fresh:
fresh as a daisy
fresh out of

See also breath of fresh air.

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adj

Definition: energetic, healthy
Antonyms: exhausted, lifeless, tired, unenergetic, worn

adj

Definition: inexperienced
Antonyms: experienced

adj

Definition: new, just produced
Antonyms: old, stale, tired, used

adj

Definition: refreshing
Antonyms: hackneyed, ordinary, shopworn, stale, tired

adj

Definition: sassy, brazen
Antonyms: gentle, kind, modest, polite, shy

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The degree to which meat, or other biological material, approximates the state it was in at the time of slaughter or harvest. In meat freshness is determined by the developing acidity due to proteolytic degeneration of the muscle fibers and the oxidation of the fat.

• f. meters — several commercial instruments are available. They depend on the measurement of the pH of the surface of the meat.

IN BRIEF: Food that is not frozen, canned, or pickled.

One of the benefits to growing a garden is being able to enjoy the fresh vegetables one produces.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - frisk, ny, klar, fræk
adv. - helt
n. - den friske, den første
v. tr. - nette
v. intr. - nette sig, friske sig op, friske op

idioms:

• fresh air    frisk luft
• fresh from    direkte fra
• fresh out of    helt udgået for

Nederlands (Dutch)
vers, fris, onervaren, zuiver, verfrist, niet zout, strak (wind), nieuw, origineel/levendig, zonder ervaring, net begonnen met melkvloeiing (koe), brutaal, zonet, versterkte stroom (van water)

Français (French)
adj. - de la ferme, (Culin) frais, propre, nouveau, récent, tout frais, tout nouveau, plein (d'entrain, d'énergie), (Météo) bonne (brise), frais (temps), (US) impertinent
adv. - fraîchement, avec impertinence, avec fraîcheur, récemment
n. - fraîcheur, fraîche (du soir)
v. tr. - se rafraîchir, rafraîchir
v. intr. - rafraîchir, fraîchir

idioms:

• fresh air    air frais
• fresh from    récemment sorti de, fraîchement cueilli de
• fresh out of    frais émoulu de, (être) en panne de (provisions, etc)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - neu, frisch, keck
adv. - neu, frisch
v. - auffrischen
n. - Flut, erster Teil, Frische

idioms:

• fresh air    frische Luft
• fresh from    frisch aus
• fresh out of    gerade ausgegangen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - νωπός, φρέσκος, καινούριος, πρόσφατος, (για τρόφιμα) φρέσκα, νωπά, πρωτότυπος, αναιδής, θρασύς, δροσερός, ζωηρόχρωμος, (ΗΠΑ) τολμηρός, οικείος, ξεκούραστος, ρωμαλέος
adv. - μόλις, προσφάτως
v. - φρεσκάρω/-ομαι

idioms:

• fresh air    φρέσκος/καθαρός αέρας
• fresh from    που μόλις βγήκε/ήρθε από
• fresh out of    (καθομ.) μόλις ρέστος από, που μόλις του τέλειωσε

Italiano (Italian)
puro, fresco, chiaro, novizio

idioms:

• fresh air    aria fresca
• fresh from    appena arrivato da
• fresh out of    appena uscito da

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - fresco, doce (água), recente
adv. - recentemente

idioms:

• fresh air    ar (m) puro
• fresh from    direto de
• fresh out of    ficar sem

Русский (Russian)
прохлада, порыв ветра, свежий, молодой, свежезаваренный, натуральный, новый, оригинальный, чистый, неопытный, нахальный

idioms:

• fresh air    свежий воздух
• fresh from    недавно из
• fresh out of    недавно из

Español (Spanish)
adj. - puro, natural, fresco, nuevo, tierno, aireado, ventilado, inexperto, bisoño
adv. - recientemente, frescamente
n. - frescura, lozanía
v. tr. - refrescar, refrescarse
v. intr. - refrescarse, refrescar

idioms:

• fresh air    aire puro, aire fresco
• fresh from    recién salido de
• fresh out of    frescos de

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ny, färsk, frisk, nygjord, oerfaren, ungdomlig, påstruken, fräck
adv. - ny-
v. - friska upp (sig)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
新鲜的, 生的, 新奇的, 最新地, 刚刚, 开始, 泛滥

idioms:

• fresh air    新鲜空气
• fresh from    刚从...来的
• fresh out of    刚用完

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 新鮮的, 生的, 新奇的
adv. - 最新地, 剛剛
n. - 開始, 泛濫

idioms:

• fresh air    新鮮空氣
• fresh from    剛從...來的
• fresh out of    剛用完

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 신선한, 생생한, 시원한
adv. - 신선하게
n. - 초기, 신입생
v. tr. - 새롭게 하다
v. intr. - 새로워지다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 新鮮な, できたての, はつらつとした, 生気のある, さわやかな, 汚れていない, 鮮やかな, 鮮明な, 新たな, 未熟な, 強い, なれなれしい, 新しい, 塩気のない
adv. - 新たに

idioms:

• fresh air    野外の
• fresh from    …から出たての
• fresh out of    売ったばかりで

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مفعم بالنشاط , طازج (ظرف) بنشاط , بحيويه (فعل) ينتعش , يقوي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮טרי, רענן, חדש, קריר, לא מלוחים (מים), טהור, חצוף (מדוברת)‬
adv. - ‮לאחרונה‬
n. - ‮החלק הקריר של היום, השנה וכו'‬

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fresh	fresh wreaths
fresh wreath	fresh evergreen