newfangled

new·fan·gled

adj \ˈnü-ˈfaŋ-gəld\

Definition of NEWFANGLED

1

: attracted to novelty

2

: of the newest style or kind <had many newfangled gadgets in the kitchen>

— new·fan·gled·ness noun

Examples of NEWFANGLED

1. His grandson owns all of the latest newfangled electronics.
2. the newfangled speech used by teenagers

Origin of NEWFANGLED

Middle English, from newefangel, from new + Old English *-fangol, from fōn (past participle fangen) to take, seize — more at pact

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to NEWFANGLED

Synonyms: contemporary, current, designer, hot, mod, modernistic, new, new age, modern, new-fashioned, present-day, red-hot, space-age, state-of-the-art, ultramodern, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute

Antonyms: antiquated, archaic, dated, fusty, musty, oldfangled, old-fashioned, old-time, out-of-date, passé

Related Words: fashionable, happening, in, modish, nouvelle, now, stylish; last, latest; modernized, updated; futuristic, high-tech (also hi-tech); latter-day, recent

Near Antonyms: anachronistic; aged, age-old, ancient, antediluvian, hoary, old, venerable; bygone, former, late, olden, past; antique, historic, historical; retro, retrograde; kaput (also kaputt), obsolete, outmoded, outworn, unmodernized; old-world; discarded, disused, moth-eaten; forgotten, remote; ageless, dateless, timeless

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Rhymes with NEWFANGLED

oldfangled, right-angled, star-spangled