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Antonyms for fresh

Grammar : Adj
Spell : fresh
Phonetic Transcription : frɛʃ

Definition of fresh

Origin :
  • late 13c. "unsalted, pure, sweet, eager," metathesis of Old English fersc "unsalted," from West Germanic *friskaz (cf. Old Frisian fersk, Middle Dutch versch, Dutch vers, Old High German frisc, German frisch "fresh").
  • Probably cognate with Old Church Slavonic presinu "fresh," Lithuanian preskas "sweet." The metathesis, and the expanded Middle English senses of "new, pure, eager" are probably by influence of (or in some instances, from) Old French fres (fem. fresche), from Proto-Germanic *frisko-, and thus related to the English word. The Germanic root also is the source of Italian and Spanish fresco. Related: Freshly; freshness.
  • adj new, just produced
  • adj additional
  • adj refreshing to the senses
  • adj energetic, healthy
  • adj inexperienced
  • adj sassy, brazen
Example sentences :
  • The West and the East were met in conflict,—the old and the new, the stale and the fresh.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • And yet there ought to be so much to do here; it's all so fresh and roomy and jolly.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • "I think I will," said the superintendent, helping himself to a fresh slice of toast.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • That's where our big West is, over that way—isn't it fresh and green and beautiful?
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Whenever he was fresh and full of spirits, he had enough to overflow upon her and every one.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • Suppose Evelyn had involved herself in some fresh difficulty.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • Three in all that party were fresh at the end of the long trail.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • The glow on her cheeks was not all caused by the fresh air of the spring day.
  • Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
  • Alleyne was about to explain, when a fresh roar from the stranger interrupted him.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Every year he adds some fresh decoration, some new and exceptional scene.
  • Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson

Synonyms for fresh

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