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fresh  (frsh)

adj. fresh·er, fresh·est

1. New to one's experience; not encountered before.

2. Novel; different: a fresh slant on the problem. See Synonyms at new.

3. Recently made, produced, or harvested; not stale or spoiled: fresh bread.

4. Not preserved, as by canning, smoking, or freezing: fresh vegetables.

5. Not saline or salty: fresh water.

6. Not yet used or soiled; clean: a fresh sheet of paper.

7. Free from impurity or pollution; pure: fresh air.

8. Additional; new: fresh evidence.

9. Bright and clear; not dull or faded: a fresh memory.

10. Having the glowing, unspoiled appearance of youth: a fresh complexion.

11. Untried; inexperienced: fresh recruits.

12. Having just arrived; straight: fashions fresh from Paris.

13. Revived or reinvigorated; refreshed: I was fresh as a daisy after the nap.

14. Fairly strong; brisk: a fresh wind.

15. Informal Bold and saucy; impudent.

16. Having recently calved and therefore with milk. Used of a cow.

17. Slang Excellent; first-rate.

adv.

Recently; newly: fresh out of milk; muffins baked fresh daily.

n.

1. The early part: the fresh of the day.

2. A freshet.

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[Middle English, from Old English fersc, pure, not salty, and from Old French freis (feminine fresche), new, recent, of Germanic origin.]

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freshly adv.

freshness n.

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fresher [ˈfrɛʃə], freshman [ˈfrɛʃmən]

n pl -ers, -men

(Social Science / Education) a first-year student at college or university

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

fresher - a first-year undergraduate           freshman lowerclassman, underclassman - an undergraduate who is not yet a senior

Translations

fresher [ˈfreʃəʳ]

A. (Brit) (Univ) N
see freshman

B. CPD freshers' week N → semana f de bienvenida para nuevos universitarios

fresher [ˈfrɛʃə^r] n (British) = freshman
freshers' week n (British) → semaine f d'accueil des étudiants

fresher

n (Brit Univ inf) → Erstsemester nt (inf)