newfound
See also: new-found
English
Alternative forms
- new-found (especially UK)
Etymology
From Middle English newe founde, equivalent to new + found.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnjuː.faʊnd/
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈn(j)u.faʊnd/
- Rhymes: -aʊnd
Adjective
newfound (not comparable)
- Recently found; newly discovered.
- 2004 October 18, The New Yorker:
- Kerry spoke with confidence and a newfound crispness.
Derived terms
Translations
newly discovered
References
- “newfound”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “newfound”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.