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brand-new

brand-new

321 1.2
Completely new and never used
  • adjective
  • /brænd nuː/
translation icon : 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
306 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 condition
vsbrand-new
14 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
6 1.0

A thing that is still new and never touched

is specifically fresh from the manufacturer rather than only lacking prior ownership
mint
vsbrand-new
5.1

In perfect condition as if new

is specifically fresh from the manufacturer rather than merely undamaged and well kept

Antonyms

secondhand
9 2.5

Owned and used before by someone else

used
1.0

Owned by someone else before

How New

mint
5.1
brand-new
321 1.2
new
∞ 1.0
used
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.