fresh
1. recently made, produced, or harvested (Freq. 16)
- fresh bread
- a fresh scent
- fresh lettuce
• Ant:
stale
• Similar to:
caller, crisp, fresh-cut, good, undecomposed,
unspoiled, unspoilt, hot, new-made, strong, warm
• See Also:
new
• Derivationally related forms:
freshness
• Attrubites:
freshness
2. (of a cycle) beginning or occurring again (Freq. 5)
- a fresh start
- fresh ideas
• Similar to:
new
• Derivationally related forms:
freshness
3. imparting vitality and energy (Freq. 4)
- the bracing mountain air
• Syn:
bracing, brisk, refreshing, refreshful, tonic
• Similar to:
invigorating
• Derivationally related forms:
freshness
4. original and of a kind not seen before (Freq. 3)
- the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem
• Syn:
new, novel
• Similar to:
original
• Derivationally related forms:
freshness
5. not canned or otherwise preserved (Freq. 2)
- fresh vegetables
• Ant:
preserved
• Similar to:
unprocessed
6. not containing or composed of salt water
- fresh water
• Syn:
sweet
• Ant:
salty
7. having recently calved and therefore able to give milk
- the cow is fresh
• Similar to:
wet, lactating
8. with restored energy
• Syn:
invigorated, refreshed, reinvigorated
• Similar to:
rested
• Derivationally related forms:
freshness
9. not soured or preserved
- sweet milk
• Syn:
sweet, unfermented
• Similar to:
unsoured
• Derivationally related forms:
freshness
10. free from impurities
- clean water
- fresh air
• Syn:
clean
• Similar to:
pure
• Derivationally related forms:
freshness, cleanness (for: clean)
11. not yet used or soiled
- a fresh shirt
- a fresh sheet of paper
- an unused envelope
• Syn:
unused
• Similar to:
clean
• Derivationally related forms:
freshness
12. improperly forward or bold
- don't be fresh with me
- impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup
- an impudent boy given to insulting strangers
- Don't get wise with me!
• Syn:
impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy,
sassy, wise
• Similar to:
forward
• Derivationally related forms:
sass (for: sassy), sauciness (for: saucy), impudence (for: impudent), impertinence (for: impertinent), freshness
very recently (Freq. 1)
- they are newly married
- newly raised objections
- a newly arranged hairdo
- grass new washed by the rain
- a freshly cleaned floor
- we are fresh out of tomatoes
• Syn:
newly, freshly, new
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