真新しい|まあたらしいmaatarashii[5]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. i-adjectivebrand new

• Synonym新しいあたらしいNeutralThe all-purpose word for new, covering the widest range of uses; 「真新しい」 stresses the state of being brand new, a stronger degree of newness.
• Synonym新たあらたNeutralMeans new or renewed, as in 「新たな気持ち」; it stresses renewal and making a fresh start rather than the physical newness of an object.
• Synonym新規しんきNeutralRefers to something newly set up or started, as in 「新規顧客」 or 「新規登録」; it stresses doing or joining something for the first time, not an object's brand-new look.
• Related新鮮しんせんNeutralMeans fresh, as in 「新鮮な魚」 or 「新鮮な感覚」; it stresses liveliness and freshness, not whether something is brand new.
• Related清新せいしんWrittenWritten/formal prose for a fresh, refreshing quality; used mostly of writing style or atmosphere, not of new objects.
• Related目新しいめあたらしいNeutralDescribes things that look novel or out of the ordinary; it stresses the freshness of seeing something for the first time.
• Related斬新ざんしんNeutralDescribes ideas or designs as novel and original; it stresses creativity and says nothing about whether an item has been used.
• Related新式しんしきNeutralMeans new style or new type; it focuses on the method or model being new, not on an item's fresh appearance.
• Related新奇しんきWrittenWritten/formal prose meaning novel and rare; it stresses how unusual or striking something is.
• RelatedフレッシュNeutralA colloquial loanword for fresh or full of vitality; it also names coffee whitener, a sense unrelated to 「真新しい」.
• Related耳新しいみみあたらしいNeutralSaid of information heard for the first time; it stresses novelty to the ear rather than the newness of objects.
• Related事新しいことあたらしいNeutralMeans going out of one's way to make something seem new or special, as in 「事新しく言う」; it often carries a nuance of affectation.
• Related未使用みしようNeutralObjectively describes something not yet used, as in 「未使用品」; 「真新しい」 instead stresses that something looks brand new.
• Related生新しいなまあたらしいNeutralMeans just made and gleaming with newness; it is used less often and is close in meaning to 「真新しい」.
• Antonym古いふるいNeutralThe antonym: old or worn with age; it stands at the opposite pole from brand-new 「真新しい」.
• Antonym使い古したNeutralThe antonym: worn out from long use; it is the opposite of the brand-new state described by 「真新しい」.

Use 「真新しい」 for something that looks brand new, as in 「真新しい制服」 or 「真新しい靴」. For the general sense of new, choose 「新しい」; to state plainly that something has never been used, 「未使用」; for novel, original design, 「斬新」. The antonym is 「古い」.

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1. 全まったく新あたらしい。