new·fan·gled

(no͞o′făng′gəld, nyo͞o′-)

adj.

1. New and often needlessly novel.

2. Fond of novelty.

[Middle English newfanglyd, fond of novelty, alteration of neufangel : newe, new; see new + *-fangel, taken; see pag- in Indo-European roots.]

new′fan′gled·ness n.

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newfangled

(ˈnjuːˈfæŋɡəld)

adj

1. newly come into existence or fashion, esp excessively modern

2. rare excessively fond of new ideas, fashions, etc

[C14 newefangel liking new things, from new + -fangel, from Old English fōn to take]

ˈnewˈfangledness, ˈnewˈfangleness n

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new•fan•gled

(ˈnuˈfæŋ gəld, -ˌfæŋ-, ˈnyu-)

adj.

1. of a new kind or fashion.

2. fond of or given to novelty.

[1425–75; Middle English newefangel fond of novelty =newe new + -fangel, Old English *fangol inclined to take (fang-, s. of fōn to take)]

new′fan′gled•ness, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

newfangled - (of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new; "newfangled ideas"; "she buys all these new-fangled machines and never uses them"

new

original - being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of; "a truly original approach"; "with original music"; "an original mind"

newfangled

adjective new, recent, modern, contemporary, fashionable, state-of-the-art, new-fashioned, gimmicky, all-singing, all-dancing, novel He's just bought one of these new-fangled home cinema systems.
old-fashioned, dated, obsolete, out-of-date, antiquated, outmoded, passé

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newfangled

adjective

Not the same as what was previously known or done:

different, fresh, innovative, inventive, new, novel, original, unfamiliar, unprecedented.

Translations

مُسْتَحْدَث، غَريب، غَيْر مُسْتَحَب

hypermodernínovotářský

nymodens

neumodisch

újkeletû

nÿtískulegur/nÿmóîins

nymotens

hypermoderný

denenmemişyeni çıkmış

过于新奇而令人质疑的

new

(njuː) adjective

1. having only just happened, been built, made, bought etc. She is wearing a new dress; We are building a new house.

2. only just discovered, experienced etc. Flying in an aeroplane was a new experience for her.

3. changed. He is a new man.

4. just arrived etc. The schoolchildren teased the new boy.

adverb

freshly. new-laid eggs.

ˈnewly adverb

only just; recently. She is newly married; Her hair is newly cut.

ˈnewcomer noun

a person who has just arrived. He is a newcomer to this district.

ˌnewˈfangled (-ˈfӕŋgld) adjective

(of things, ideas etc) too new to be considered reliable. newfangled machines.

new to

having no previous experience of. He's new to this kind of work.