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Synonyms for newfangledness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : noo-fang-guh ld, -fang-, nyoo-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈnuˈfæŋ gəld, -ˌfæŋ-, ˈnyu-

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Définition of newfangledness

Origin :
  • late 15c., "addicted to novelty," literally "ready to grasp at all new things," from adj. newefangel "fond of novelty" (late 14c.), from new + -fangel "inclined to take," from root of Old English fon "to capture" (see fang). Sense of "lately come into fashion" first recorded 1530s.
  • noun novelty
Example sentences :
  • The time soon came when he was forced to give way before the march of newfangledness.
  • Extract from : « Western Characters » by J. L. McConnel
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