newth
noun/n(j)uːθ/
Etymology From new + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Compare similarly formed Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌸𐌰 (niujiþa, “newness”).
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Nonstandard, Rare Newness.
- I came across one modern once who used "newth," meaning newness, and make it rhyme with "youth."1922, The Outlook:
- The Ancient Ones' repulsive fecundity is a septessential aspect of these unpossible non-beings; in a way, they are newness itself. (Or should that be 'newth'?) […]2003, Novelty vs. Recycling
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- We write and talk and empower each other, but the obsession with newness and youth (newth?) does not seem to change.2006, Erica Jong, Fear of Fifty: A Midlife Memoir: