"newfangled" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌnjuːˈfæŋ.ɡəɫd/ [UK], /ˌnuˈfæŋ.ɡəld/ [US] Audio: en-au-newfangled.ogg
Etymology: From new + fangled, from obsolete fangle (“to fashion”). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|new|fangled}} new + fangled Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} newfangled (not comparable)
  1. (usually derogatory, disapproving, or humorous) New and often needlessly novel or gratuitously different; recently devised or fashionable, especially when not an improvement. Tags: derogatory, disapproving, humorous, not-comparable, usually Translations (modern, unfamiliar or different): καινοπρεπής (kainoprepḗs) (Ancient Greek), 新奇的 (Chinese Mandarin), 流行的 (Chinese Mandarin), 新式的 (Chinese Mandarin), nymodens (Danish), nieuwerwets (Dutch), nieuwbakken (Dutch), uusi hieno (Finnish), d’un nouveau genre (French), neumodisch (German), új keletű (Hungarian), újsütetű (Hungarian), nua-aimseartha (Irish), 新しもの好きの (atarashi mono suki no) (Japanese), nymotens (Norwegian), moderninho (Portuguese), новомо́дный (novomódnyj) (Russian), moderno (Spanish), ultramoderno (Spanish), newyddllyd (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-newfangled-en-adj--r5zmR4P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of 'modern, unfamiliar or different': 95 5
  2. Fond of novelty. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-newfangled-en-adj-fs2kirHn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: new-fangled, new fangled Related terms: newfangle [adjective, verb]

Alternative forms

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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "modern, unfamiliar or different",
      "word": "newyddllyd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "newfangled"
}

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