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UK/ˈnjuːɪst/Canada, US/ˈn(j)uɪst/Australia, New Zealand/ˈnjʉːɪst/

A form of new — Recently made, or created.

OriginMiddle English newest ← Old English nīwost ← Proto-Germanic *niwistaz →
CommonScrabble 9
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Meanings

adjective
  1. superlativeSuperlative form of new: most new.

    This was definitely to be the station, one which would cater for all needs for years to come. But it was evident within the next few years that Johannesburg would once again outgrow its newest station.

    1958 September 28, C. Alan Cook, “Johannesburg's Fourth Station”, in Railway Magazine, page 640

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*néwisth₂os
  2. Proto-Germanic*niwistaz
  3. Old Englishnīwost
  4. Middle Englishnewest
  5. Englishnewest

From Middle English newest, from Old English nīwost, from Proto-Germanic *niwistaz, from Proto-Indo-European *néwisth₂os, superlative of *néwos/*néwyos (whence new). Cognate with Scots newest, Dutch nieuwst, German neueste, neuste, Icelandic nýjastur, Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (niujists), Ashkun nustári (“before”), Kamkata-viri nüštë́ř (“before”), Waigali nüst (“before”), Vedic Sanskrit नविष्ठ (náviṣṭha).

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APA

newest. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/newest

MLA

“newest.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/newest. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “newest,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/newest.

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