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brand-new

brand-new

400 1.2
Completely new and never used
  • adjective
  • /brænd nuː/
: nuevo
  • She opened the box to reveal a brand-new dress, untouched and still with the tags.
  • a brand-new circuit

Yeah, over the brand new small Mac Studio.

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Examples

  • And he recommends teachers use the company's brand-new Learning Center, which helps students learn appropriate ways to do research.

    Academic text (2007)

  • So we got Wes a brand new toy and he loves it.

  • Plus, because this car was brand new, it was so cool.

  • Oh, this one's brand new with fire TV.

  • This brings us to the brand new Apple Watch Ultra.

  • I am launching a brand new podcast show in October.

  • Hi, weird guys, and welcome to our brand new channel KNZE.

  • OK, our final item is a brand new pressure cooker.

  • Today we are checking out the brand new DJI Osmo Action.

    iJustine

  • Wobbling along on my brand new bike, waving away my father and the training wheels.

    Fiction book (1993)

Synonyms

new
vsbrand-new
∞ 1.0

In original condition and never used before

is about being completely fresh from the manufacturer rather than just unused
fresh
vsbrand-new
687 1.0

New and not used before

is limited to being unused and just made by a manufacturer rather than general novelty
pristine
vsbrand-new
63 5.1

Very clean and fresh, like new

is about being straight from the manufacturer rather than mainly very clean
mint
vsbrand-new
23 5.1

In perfect condition as if new

is specifically fresh from the manufacturer rather than merely undamaged and well kept
mint condition
vsbrand-new
15 3.9

Something that is perfect and looks brand new

is about being completely fresh from the manufacturer rather than only appearing perfect
unused
vsbrand-new
1 1.0

A thing that is still new and never touched

is specifically fresh from the manufacturer rather than only lacking prior ownership

Antonyms

used
119 1.0

Owned by someone else before

secondhand
16 2.5

Owned and used before by someone else

How New

mint
23 5.1
brand-new
400 1.2
new
∞ 1.0
used
119 1.0
old
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

brand-new positive

Morphology

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

A straightforward compound of 'brand' + 'new' whose meaning 'completely new' is directly inferred from its parts as an intensifying compound.

Etymology

Brand-new comes from an old use of brand, which meant 'a burning stick' or 'a hot iron' used to mark things while they were still warm. So a brand-new thing was like it had just come from the maker and was still 'fresh', which is why today brand-new means completely new and unused.