newer
- 1Comparative of new.
The newer model uses less fuel than the one it replaced.
Critics praised the newer recordings for their cleaner sound.
Note
An old comparative, not a modern coinage: Old English already had nīwra, from a Proto-Germanic form *niwizô that was itself the comparative of *niwjaz, "new." Like most one-syllable adjectives it takes -er, so "newer than" is the ordinary choice over "more new." It carries the senses of new that come in degrees: more recently made, of more recent origin, or later as opposed to former.
newer is a form of new
new, adjective: Recently made, created, born or come into existence; of recent origin. Full entry
- Spelling
- new → newer: add -er
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Origin
From Middle English newer, from Old English nīwra, from Proto-Germanic *niwizô ("newer"), the comparative of *niwjaz ("new"): equivalent to new + -er. It is cognate with Dutch nieuwere, German neuer, Danish nyere, and Swedish nyare.