bran-new - Glite Dictionary

Examples

She proudly showed off her bran-new bicycle to her friends.
The kitchen looked bran-new after the renovation was finished.
He wore a bran-new suit to the ceremony, looking quite distinguished.
The store offers a bran-new selection of gadgets.
She proudly showed off her bran-new bicycle to her friends.
The kitchen looked bran-new after the renovation was finished.
He wore a bran-new suit to the ceremony, looking quite distinguished.

Synonyms

brand-new

vsbran-new

321 1.2

Completely new and never used

emphasizes being highly noticeable as unused or pristine to others

fresh

vsbran-new

306 1.0

New and not used before

is about being obviously unused and perfect in condition rather than novel

unworn

vsbran-new

1 3.1

Not used and still like new

focuses on being visibly unused rather than only lacking wear

new-made

vsbran-new

1 3.0

Created only recently and not used before

focuses on being unused and in perfect, noticeable condition rather than recent

mint

vsbran-new

5.1

In perfect condition as if new

stresses being obviously unused and noticeable to others

Antonyms

old

∞ 1.0

A person who has lived for a long time

worn

4 2.1

Damaged and showing signs of long use

used

1.0

Owned by someone else before

How New

bran-new

5.5

new

∞ 1.0

well-kept

7 1.8

used

1.0

worn

4 2.1

Surface Forms

bran-new positive

Morphology

bran-new = brand + new (semi-transparent) = brand + new

The compound is clearly 'brand' + 'new' (the input spelling 'bran-new' is a folk variant), but the historical sense of 'brand' that gave the intensifying force is archaic, so the relation is not fully transparent.

Etymology

Bran-new comes from brand ('a burning piece of wood') and new ('fresh'). Long ago, something 'brand-new' was like an object just taken from the fire—fresh and still hot—so bran-new now means 'completely new' and unused.