brand-new

brand–new

adj \-ˈnü, -ˈnyü\

Definition of BRAND-NEW

: conspicuously new and unused; also : recently introduced <a brand–new executive officer>

Origin of BRAND-NEW

¹brand

First Known Use: circa 1570

Related to BRAND-NEW

Synonyms: brand-new, mint, pristine, span-new, virgin, virginal

Antonyms: stale

Related Words: unaltered, unblemished, unbruised, uncontaminated, undamaged, undefiled, unharmed, unhurt, unimpaired, uninjured, unmarred, unpolluted, unsoiled, unspoiled, unsullied, untainted, untouched, unworn; new, spick-and-span (or spic-and-span)

Near Antonyms: blemished, broken, bruised, damaged, defaced, defiled, disfigured, harmed, hurt, impaired, injured, marred, soiled, sullied, tainted; faded, shopworn, used, well-worn, worn; contaminated, polluted, spoiled; hand-me-down, second hand

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