fresh meaning and definition

FRESH adjective

Definition of fresh (adjective)

1. recently made, produced, or harvested
   • "fresh bread"; "a fresh scent"; "fresh lettuce"
   • antonym: stale
2. (of a cycle) beginning or occurring again
   • "a fresh start"; "fresh ideas"
3. imparting vitality and energy
   • "the bracing mountain air"
   • synonyms: bracing, brisk, refreshful, refreshing, tonic
4. original and of a kind not seen before
   • "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem"
   • synonyms: new, novel
5. not canned or otherwise preserved
   • "fresh vegetables"
   • antonym: preserved
6. not containing or composed of salt water
   • "fresh water"
   • synonyms: sweet
   • antonym: salty
7. having recently calved and therefore able to give milk
   • "the cow is fresh"
8. with restored energy
   • synonyms: invigorated, refreshed, reinvigorated
9. not soured or preserved
   • "sweet milk"
   • synonyms: sweet, unfermented
10. free from impurities
    • "clean water"; "fresh air"
    • synonyms: clean
11. not yet used or soiled
    • "a fresh shirt"; "a fresh sheet of paper"; "an unused envelope"
    • synonyms: unused
12. improperly forward or bold
    • "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!"
    • synonyms: impertinent, impudent, overbold, sassy, saucy, smart, wise

FRESH adverb

Definition of fresh (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"
   • synonyms: freshly, new, newly