Fresh

Part of speech: adjective

Pronunciation: /fɹɛʃ/

Definitions

1. Recently made, obtained, or experienced; not stale, spoiled, or previously used
2. Newly produced or acquired
3. Something produced or collected not long ago and still in an original state ; characterized by a clean, crisp, or cool feeling or aroma ; recently awakened or returned to use after inactivity

Etymology: The most surprising thing about "fresh" is that its ancestors once meant "pure" and "sweet" as much as "new." The Old English "fersċ" carried that sense of unspoiled, wholesome quality, and its relatives across Europe still show it: the German "frisch," French "frais," Dutch "vers," and Russian "présnyj," which can mean "sweet" or even "unleavened." The shared root reaches back to a Proto-Indo-European form, "preysk-," meaning simply "fresh." A separate and much later branch of the family is the slang sense of "fresh" meaning "impudent" or "cheeky," first recorded in US slang around 1848. That sense probably comes from German "frech," meaning impudent or insolent, which descends from a Middle High German word for "bold" or "lively." English "freak" belongs to the same family, and so does the Old English "frec," meaning greedy, bold, or daring.

Synonyms: new, recent, novel, clean, crisp

Antonyms: stale, old, worn, faded, tired