newer

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UK/ˈnjuː.ə/US/ˈn(j)u.ɚ/

A form of new — Recently made, or created.

OriginMiddle English newer ← Old English nīwra ← Proto-Germanic *niwizô →
CommonScrabble 8
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Meanings

adjective
  1. comparativecomparative form of new: more new, more recent.

    After we stayed through that lease, I had her move to a good, safe area in a newer suburb of Taipei, in the Nei Hu district, where I negotiated her rent down to US$500 a month.

    2011, Bambi Nancy Shen, “My Word Is My Bond”, in The Uncrushable Rose: A Memoir from Concentration Camp to Becoming a Free Woman (Memoir), Kansas City, Missouri: How High The Moon Publishing, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 221

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*niwjaz“new”
  2. Proto-Germanic*niwizô“newer”
  3. Old Englishnīwra
  4. Middle Englishnewer
  5. Englishnewer

From Middle English newer, newere, from Old English nīwra, from Proto-Germanic *niwizô (“newer”), comparative of Proto-Germanic *niwjaz (“new”), equivalent to new + -er. Cognate with West Frisian nijere (“newer”), Dutch nieuwere (“newer”), German neuer (“newer”), Danish nyere (“newer”), Swedish nyare (“newer”), Icelandic nýrri (“newer”).

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APA

newer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/newer

MLA

“newer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/newer. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “newer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/newer.

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