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)

1. Recently found; newly discovered.
   • 2004 October 18, The New Yorker:

     Kerry spoke with confidence and a newfound crispness.

Derived terms

• Newfoundland

Translations

newly discovered

Esperanto: nove trovita German: neufunden Norwegian: Bokmål: nyfunnet, nyvunnet (no) Russian: новообретённый (ru) (novoobretjónnyj), новоприобретённый (ru) (novopriobretjónnyj) Spanish: recién descubierto, recién adquirido (as in confidence) Swedish: nyfunnen (sv)

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.