Difference between New and Newfangled

What is the difference between New and Newfangled?

New as an adjective is recently made, or created. while Newfangled as an adjective is contemptibly modern, unfamiliar, or different (used disparagingly or humorously).

New

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Recently made, or created. Additional; recently discovered. Current or later, as opposed to former. Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing. In original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used. Refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed. Young. Of recent origin; having taken place recently. Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known. Recently arrived or appeared. Inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task. next; about to begin or recently begun

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: See new-

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Things that are new. A kind of light beer.

Example sentence: Make new friends, but keep the old; Those are silver, these are gold.

Newfangled

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Contemptibly modern, unfamiliar, or different (used disparagingly or humorously).

We hope you now know whether to use New or Newfangled in your sentence.

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