newfangled

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('făng'gəld, nyū'-) pronunciation
adj.
  1. New and often needlessly novel. See synonyms at new.
  2. Fond of novelty.

[Middle English newfanglyd, fond of novelty, alteration of neufangel : newe, new; see new + *-fangel, taken.]

newfangledness new'fan'gled·ness n.

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adjective

    Not the same as what was previously known or done: different, fresh, innovative, inventive, new, novel, original, unfamiliar, unprecedented. See new/old.

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adj

Definition: quite recent
Antonyms: dated, old, old hack, old-fashioned, outmoded

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Newfangled

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - nymodens

Nederlands (Dutch)
nieuwerwets, modieus

Français (French)
adj. - moderne

Deutsch (German)
adj. - neumodisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - νεόκοπος, καινοφανής, καινούργιος, μοντέρνος, νεότευκτος

Italiano (Italian)
d'avanguardia

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - moderno, amante de novidades

Русский (Russian)
новехонький, стремящийся к новизне

Español (Spanish)
adj. - moderno, recién inventado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - nymodig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
新奇的, 最新流行的, 最新式的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 新奇的, 最新流行的, 最新式的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 신식의, 신기한 것을 좋아하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 新奇を好む, 新式の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مهووس, او مولع بالجديد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מודרני, חדש‬


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