新味|しんみshinmi[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounfresh taste; novelty; originality; freshness
   新期しんきにスタートしたテレビ番組ばんぐみだが、あいも変かわらず新味しんみがないな。↗

   The new season's T.V. programs are as much old hat as ever.

• Synonym新鮮味しんせんみNeutralFreshness or novelty, as in 「新鮮味に欠ける」; close to 「新味」 but more common.
• Synonym新鮮みNeutralAn alternative spelling of 「新鮮味」 with the same meaning; close to 「新味」, but 「新味」 can also mean a fresh taste.
• Synonym新鮮さNeutralThe degree of freshness, said of food or of feelings; 「新味」 stresses originality but also covers fresh taste.
• Related新奇しんきWrittenWritten/formal prose for something novel, unusual and rare; 「新味」 stresses having fresh ideas.
• Related新奇さNeutralA feeling of novelty or rarity in something; 「新味」 stresses newness that is unprecedented.
• Related目新しさNeutralRefers to something looking fresh or unfamiliar; 「新味」 stresses newness in content.
• Related耳新しさNeutralRefers to news or information that sounds fresh, never heard before; 「新味」 is not limited to what one hears.
• Related斬新さNeutralBold, unprecedented novelty in ideas or design, usually praise; 「新味」 is general newness, often in evaluations like 「新味に乏しい」.

For everyday talk of novelty or freshness, 「新鮮味」 and 「目新しさ」 are the usual choices; use 「斬新さ」 for bold, striking originality. 「新味」 is more at home in written/formal prose, covering both new ideas and fresh taste, and often appears in 「新味に乏しい」.

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1. 今いままでに無ない新あたらしい感かんじや趣おもむき。