span-new

span–new

adj \ˈspan-ˈnü, -ˈnyü\

Definition of SPAN-NEW

: brand-new

Origin of SPAN-NEW

Middle English, part translation of Old Norse spānnȳr, from spānn chip of wood + nȳr new

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to SPAN-NEW

Synonyms: brand-new, mint, pristine, span-new, virgin, virginal

Antonyms: stale

Related Words: unaltered, unblemished, unbruised, uncontaminated, undamaged, undefiled, unharmed, unhurt, unimpaired, uninjured, unmarred, unpolluted, unsoiled, unspoiled, unsullied, untainted, untouched, unworn; new, spick-and-span (or spic-and-span)

Near Antonyms: blemished, broken, bruised, damaged, defaced, defiled, disfigured, harmed, hurt, impaired, injured, marred, soiled, sullied, tainted; faded, shopworn, used, well-worn, worn; contaminated, polluted, spoiled; hand-me-down, second hand

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