newest

Meanings

Adjective

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
unaffected by use or exposure

Adjective Satellite

original and of a kind not seen before
lacking training or experience
having no previous example or precedent or parallel
other than the former one(s); different
(of a new kind or fashion) gratuitously new
in use after medieval times
used of a living language; being the current stage in its development
(of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity
unfamiliar

Adj

superlative form of new: most new

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English newest, from Old English nīwost, from Proto-Germanic *niwistaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwisth₂os, superlative of *néwos/*néwyos (whence new). Cognate with Scots newest, Dutch nieuwst, German neueste, neuste, Icelandic nýjastur, Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (niujists), Ashkun nustári (“before”), Kamkata-viri nüštë́ř (“before”), Waigali nüst (“before”), Vedic Sanskrit नविष्ठ (náviṣṭha).

Synonyms

fresh, Modern, new, New, newfangled, novel, raw, unexampled, young

Antonyms

old, worn

Scrabble Score: 9

newest is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
newest is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
newest is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

newest is a valid Words With Friends word