Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character of being newfangled; novelty.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Affectation of, or fondness for, novelty; vain or affected fashion or form.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The quality of being
newfangled .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Thumb typing is not my favourite thing to do but the newfangledness makes up for it. posted by John at 12: 07 PM
Remote Blogging -- Does It Work? John 2009
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Thumb typing is not my favourite thing to do but the newfangledness makes up for it. posted by John at 12: 07 PM
May 30 -- St Joan of Arc John 2009
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You are at least saved from the charge of newfangledness.
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Chaldean superstition and Greek newfangledness, that had little to do, added
In Praise of Folly c. 1466-1536 1958
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The heathen men said it was no wonder they had ill weather that autumn; it was all the king's newfangledness and the new law that had made the gods angry.
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The time soon came when he was forced to give way before the march of newfangledness.
Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States J. L. McConnel
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For all the newfangledness of the iPad, there's a precedent for cross-platform deals.
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For all the newfangledness of the iPad, there's a precedent for cross-platform deals.
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Greek newfangledness, that had little to do, added I know not how many more; mere torments of wit, and that so great that even grammar alone is work enough for any man for his whole life.
The Praise of Folly Desiderius Erasmus 1502
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I guess you could say that the brewer itself has a hint of newfangledness about it but that’s not the issue here.
outfoxed Diary Entry outfoxed 2005
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