Meaning of fresh in English

1. Pronunciation

   /frɛʃ/

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1. Classifying Adjective

   fresh

   Definitions

   1. (of a cycle) beginning or occurring again

   Examples

   • « a fresh start »
   • « fresh ideas »

   Synonyms

   • new
2. 2. imparting vitality and energy

   Examples

   • « the bracing mountain air »

   Synonyms

   • invigorating
3. 3. of a kind not seen before

   Examples

   • « the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem »

   Synonyms

   • original
4. 4. having recently calved and therefore able to give milk

   Examples

   • « the cow is fresh »

   Synonyms

   • wet
   • lactating
5. 5. with restored energy

   Synonyms

   • rested
6. 6. not soured or preserved

   Examples

   • « sweet milk »

   Synonyms

   • unsoured
7. 7. free from impurities

   Examples

   • « clean water »
   • « fresh air »

   Synonyms

   • pure
8. 8. not yet used or soiled

   Examples

   • « a fresh shirt »
   • « a fresh sheet of paper »
   • « an unused envelope »

   Synonyms

   • clean
9. 9. improperly forward or bold

   Examples

   • « don't be fresh with me »
   • « impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup »
   • « an impudent boy given to insulting strangers »

   Synonyms

   • forward

10. Adverb

    fresh

    Definitions

    1. very recently

    Examples

    • « 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 »

11. Qualitative Adjective

    fresh

    Etymology

    Old English fersc ‘not salt, fit for drinking’, superseded in Middle English by forms from Old French freis, fresche; both ultimately of Germanic origin and related to Dutch vers and German frisch

    Definitions

    1. not stale or old

    Examples

    • « fresh bread »
    • « a fresh scent »

    Synonyms

    • caller
    • crisp
    • firm
    • crunchy
    • fresh-cut
    • good
    • unspoiled
    • unspoilt
    • new-made
    • strong
    • warm
    • hot

    Antonyms

    • stale
12. 2. not canned or otherwise preserved

    Examples

    • « fresh vegetables »

    Synonyms

    • uncured
    • unprocessed

    Antonyms

    • preserved
13. 3. not containing or composed of salt water

    Examples

    • « fresh water »

    Synonyms

    • freshwater
    • sweet
    • unsalty

    Antonyms

    • salt