newth

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/n(j)uːθ/

noun

Newness.

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Meanings

nounnewth (uncountable)
  1. nonstandardrareuncountableNewness.

    I came across one modern once who used "newth," meaning newness, and make it rhyme with "youth."

    1922, The Outlook
    2 more examples

    The Ancient Ones' repulsive fecundity is a septessential aspect of these unpossible non-beings; in a way, they are newness itself. (Or should that be 'newth'?) […]

    2003, Novelty vs. Recycling

    We write and talk and empower each other, but the obsession with newness and youth (newth?) does not seem to change.

    2006, Erica Jong, Fear of Fifty: A Midlife Memoir

Origin

From new + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Compare similarly formed Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌸𐌰 (niujiþa, “newness”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with newth

youthtruthCruzruthboothtoothsleuthforsoothMaynoothvermouthsoothuncouthuntruthbluethcouthcrwthdayouthlewthselcouthstrewthtrickle truthtwoth
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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