NEW (nonexplosive warfare)
warfare conducted without explosives, biological and/or high-tech viruses used as weapons of warfare
new
adv.
recently; fresh
adj.
existing for the first time; modern; novel, unfamiliar; fresh, never been used before; recent, just discovered; renovated, recently restored; commencing, starting
NEW (net economic welfare)
economic well-being of a community or nation after the benefits and costs have been calculated
New
New
Adjective
1. in use after Medieval times; "New Eqyptian was the language of the 18th to 21st dynasties"
(similar) late
(classification) linguistics
2. used of a living language; being the current stage in its development; "Modern English"; "New Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew"
(synonym) Modern
(similar) late
(classification) linguistics
new
Adjective
1. not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World"
(antonym) old
(similar) brand-new, bran-new, spic-and-span, spick-and-span
(see-also) current
(attribute) age
2. other than the former one(s); different; "they now have a new leaders"; "my new car is four years old but has only 15,000 miles on it"; "ready to take a new direction"
(synonym) new(a)
(similar) other
3. having no previous example or precedent or parallel; "a time of unexampled prosperity"
(synonym) unexampled
(similar) unprecedented
4. of a kind not seen before; "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem"
(synonym) fresh, novel
(similar) original
5. lacking training or experience; "the new men were eager to fight"; "raw recruits"; "he was still wet behind the ears when he shipped as a hand on a merchant vessel"
(synonym) raw, wet behind the ears(p)
(similar) inexperienced
6. of a new (often outrageous) kind or fashion
(synonym) newfangled
(similar) original
7. (often followed by `to') unfamiliar; "new experiences"; "experiences new to him"; "errors of someone new to the job"
(synonym) new to(p)
(similar) unaccustomed
8. (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity; "new potatoes"; "young corn"
(synonym) young
(similar) early
9. unaffected by use or exposure; "it looks like new"
(similar) unworn
Adverb
1. very recently; "they are newly married"; "newly raised objections"; "a newly arranged hairdo"; "grass new washed by the rain"; "a freshly cleaned floor"; "we are fresh out of tomatoes"
(synonym) recently, newly, freshly, fresh
New
(v. t. & i.)
To make new; to renew.
(superl.)
Not of ancient extraction, or of a family of ancient descent; not previously kniwn or famous.
(superl.)
Not habituated; not familiar; unaccustomed.
(superl.)
Not before seen or known, although existing before; lately manifested; recently discovered; as, a new metal; a new planet; new scenes.
(superl.)
Newly beginning or recurring; starting anew; now commencing; different from has been; as, a new year; a new course or direction.
(superl.)
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.
(superl.)
Fresh from anything; newly come.
(superl.)
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.
(adv.)
Newly; recently.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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New entrants (Current Population Survey)
Unemployed persons who never worked before and who are entering the labor force for the first time.