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newfangle

/nˌufˈæŋɡəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
new-fan-gle
IPA
/nˌufˈæŋɡəl/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Eager for novelties; desirous of changing.

Obsolete

verb

To change by introducing novelties.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English newefangil, neufangel, newefongel, equivalent to new + fangle.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more newfangle (comparative) most newfangle (superlative) newfangles (present, singular) newfangling (participle, present) newfangled (participle, past) newfangled (past)

Derived Forms

newfangled newfangleness

Rhymes With

angle tangle strangle dangle wrangle untangle bangle mangle jangle disentangle entangle wrangell

Questions

How do you pronounce newfangle?
The recorded pronunciation is /nˌufˈæŋɡəl/.
What does newfangle mean?
Eager for novelties; desirous of changing.
Where does newfangle come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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