NEWER
What does "NEWER" mean?
More recent, modern, or freshly made than something else; the comparative of 'new'.
Meanings
- Comparative form of 'new'; more recently created, acquired, or introduced. The newer model has a longer battery life than last year's.
Did you know?
- The 'new' in 'newer' is one of the oldest words around: it springs from the same ancient root as Latin 'novus' and Greek 'neos', a word for 'new' that is thousands of years old.
Word origin
Comparative of 'new', from Old English 'niwe', from Proto-Germanic '*newjaz', cognate with Latin 'novus' and Greek 'neos'.
Remember it
NEWER = NEW + ER; the 'ER' tacks on the comparison, like adding one notch newer.
A little poem
The phone arrives, already half-outdated-
the newer thing is born obsolete-fated.
couplet
Wordplay
- My phone is newer than yours - which means it'll be obsolete first.
What it teaches
'Newer' is a moving target: today's upgrade is tomorrow's thing you replace.
Quick facts
What does NEWER mean?
More recent, modern, or freshly made than something else; the comparative of 'new'.
Is NEWER a valid word?
Yes — NEWER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is NEWER?
NEWER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does NEWER come from?
Comparative of 'new', from Old English 'niwe', from Proto-Germanic '*newjaz', cognate with Latin 'novus' and Greek 'neos'.
What can NEWER teach us?
'Newer' is a moving target: today's upgrade is tomorrow's thing you replace.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.