adjective

fresh

fresh, new, invigorating, impudent

I like fresh fruit.

I like fresh fruit.

Let's get some fresh air.

Let's get some fresh air.

She has a fresh idea.

She has a fresh idea.

Don't get fresh with me.

Don't get fresh with me.

fresh ((noun)) fresh ((noun)) I like fresh fruit.

Synonyms: new, recent, clean; Antonyms: stale, old, rotten

From Old English 'fersc', meaning 'not salt, unsalted'. It evolved to mean 'new' from the idea of food not being preserved and thus recent.

Think of 'fresh'ly squeezed orange juice. It's new, clean, and invigorating.

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