1.Having existed, or having been made, but a short time; having originated or occured lately; having recently come into existence, or into one's possession; not early or long in being; of late origin; recent; fresh; modern; opposed to old, as, a new coat; a new house; a new book; a new fashion. "Your new wife."
2.Not before seen or known, although existing before; lately manifested; recently discovered; as, a new metal; a new planet; new scenes.
3.Newly beginning or recurring; starting anew; now commencing; different from what has been; as, a new year; a new course or direction.
4.As if lately begun or made; having the state or quality of original freshness; also, changed for the better; renovated; unworn; untried; unspent; as, rest and travel made him a new man. "Steadfasty purposing to lead a new life." "Men after long emaciating diets, fat, and almost new."
5.Not of ancient extraction, or of a family of ancient descent; not previously known or famous.
6.Not habituated; not familiar; unaccustomed. "New to the plow, unpracticed in the trace."
7.Fresh from anything; newly come. "New from her sickness to that northern air."
New moon. (a)The moon in its first quarter, or when it first appears after being invisible.
(b)The day when the new moon is first seen; the first day of the lunar month, which was a holy day among the Jews.