fresh

/freʃ/ adjective

Definition

DIFFERENT › new or different from what was there before: We're looking for fresh ideas. They decided to move abroad and make a fresh start.

NOT OLD › Fresh food has been produced or collected recently and has not been frozen, dried, etc.: fresh fruit/vegetables fresh bread

CLEAN/COOL › smelling clean or feeling pleasantly cool: a fresh breeze a fresh smell

fresh air › air outside buildings that is clean and cool: Let's go outside and get some fresh air.

fresh water › water from lakes, rivers, etc that has no salt in it

NOT TIRED › having a lot of energy and not feeling tired: We got up the next day feeling fresh and relaxed.

SKIN › Fresh skin looks healthy: a fresh complexion

RECENT › recently made or done and not yet changed by time: The memory of the accident is still very fresh in my mind.

fresh from/out of sth › having just left a place: The new French teacher's fresh out of college.

freshness noun [U]

(Definition of fresh adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

real or true

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