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new-sprung

new-sprung

7.6
Recently appeared or started to exist
  • adjective
translation icon : recién surgido
  • The garden was filled with new-sprung flowers, bringing vibrant colors to the landscape.

Examples

  • The artist unveiled a new-sprung sculpture that captivated everyone at the gallery.

  • You are like a-- a new-sprung rose.

  • He looked healthy and happy, and there was a new spring in his step.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • In the early morning, the world felt fresh and new-sprung, full of possibilities.

Synonyms

newfound
vsnew-sprung
80 3.9

Recently found or felt for the first time

refers to things that have been created rather than merely found
nascent
vsnew-sprung
  • Formal
16 8.1

Beginning to exist and showing signs of future growth

means already formed or created rather than only at initial stage
newborn
vsnew-sprung
2 1.1

Just created or started very recently

is the same meaning but a less common or stylistic form
fresh
vsnew-sprung
  • Informal
2 1.4

Happening very recently or only just now

is limited to things newly created rather than recent events or mentions
new-made
vsnew-sprung
1 3.0

Created only recently and not used before

emphasizes simple recent arising rather than deliberate making

Antonyms

old
1.0

A thing that has existed for a long time and is not new

established
  • Specialized
5.8

A plant or animal from another place that now lives in the wild without help from people

How New

brand-new
321 1.2
new-sprung
7.6
recent
1.0
long-standing
45 4.1

Surface Forms

new-sprung positive

Morphology

new-sprung = new + spring (transparent) = new + sprung

A straightforward compound of 'new' + 'sprung' where the meaning 'recently come into being' is directly inferable from the components.

Etymology

The word new-sprung is made of new and sprung, from spring which means 'to jump up' or 'appear suddenly'. So new-sprung pictures something that has just 'sprung' into being, like fresh flowers popping up after rain, and that helps you remember it means 'just appeared' or 'newly formed'.