newfound

Meanings

adjectivenewfound (not comparable)

alternative UK especially new-found

not comparableRecently found; newly discovered.
Kerry spoke with confidence and a newfound crispness.
2004 October 18, The New Yorker

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenewly discovered

Similar

new

Also see

newfounded

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Middle Englishnewe founde
Englishnewfound

From Middle English newe founde, equivalent to new + found.

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Translations

Esperanto nove trovita

nove trovitanewly discovered

German neufunden

neufundennewly discovered

Norwegian Bokmål nyfunnet, nyvunnet

nyfunnetnewly discovered
nyvunnetnewly discovered

Russian новообретённый, новоприобретённый

новообретённый (novoobretjónnyj)newly discovered
новоприобретённый (novopriobretjónnyj)newly discovered

Spanish recién descubierto, recién adquirido

recién descubiertonewly discovered
recién adquiridonewly discovered

Swedish nyfunnen

nyfunnennewly discovered

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with newfound

found around sound round ground bound underground lb compound surround wound rebound renowned profound hound abound crowned unbound drowned downed unsound confound impound expound

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Cite this entry

APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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