Meaning & Definition of Fresh in English

1. Recently made, produced, or harvested

• "Fresh bread"

• "A fresh scent"

• "Fresh lettuce"

2. (of a cycle) beginning or occurring again

• "A fresh start"

• "Fresh ideas"

3. Imparting vitality and energy

• "The bracing mountain air"

4. Original and of a kind not seen before

• "The computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem"

5. Not canned or otherwise preserved

• "Fresh vegetables"

6. Not containing or composed of salt water

• "Fresh water"

7. Having recently calved and therefore able to give milk

• "The cow is fresh"

8. With restored energy

9. Not soured or preserved

• "Sweet milk"

10. Free from impurities

• "Clean water"

• "Fresh air"

11. Not yet used or soiled

• "A fresh shirt"

• "A fresh sheet of paper"

• "An unused envelope"

12. Improperly forward or bold

• "Don't be fresh with me"

• "Impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"

• "An impudent boy given to insulting strangers"

• "Don't get wise with me!"

1. Very recently

• "They are newly married"

• "Newly raised objections"

• "A newly arranged hairdo"

• "Grass new washed by the rain"

• "A freshly cleaned floor"

• "We are fresh out of tomatoes"