Newness
/ˈnjuː.nəs/noun
The state or quality of being new; novelty.
Did you know?“Newness” comes from the same deep Indo-European root as Latin *novus* and Greek *neos*—the ancestor of words for novelty, renewal, and the “new” age itself.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*néwos
“new, fresh”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*newjaz
“new”
Old English
EN
nīewnes
“newness, novelty”
Middle English
EN
newnesse
“newness, freshness”
Modern English
EN
newness
“the state or quality of being new”