The difference between New and Pristine

When used as adjectives, new means recently made, or created, whereas pristine means unspoiled.

New is also noun with the meaning: things that are new.

New is also adverb with the meaning: newly (especially in composition).

New is also verb with the meaning: to make new.

check bellow for the other definitions of New and Pristine

  1. New as an adjective:

    Recently made, or created.

    Examples:

    "This is a new scratch on my car! The band just released a new album."

  2. New as an adjective:

    Additional; recently discovered.

    Examples:

    "We turned up some new evidence from the old files."

  3. New as an adjective:

    Current or later, as opposed to former.

    Examples:

    "My new car is much better than my previous one, even though it is older. We had been in our new house for five years by then."

  4. New as an adjective:

    Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing.

    Examples:

    "'New Bond Street is an extension of Bond Street."

  5. New as an adjective:

    In original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used.

    Examples:

    "Are you going to buy a new car or a second-hand one?"

  6. New as an adjective:

    Refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed.

    Examples:

    "That shirt is dirty. Go and put on a new one. I feel like a new person after a good night's sleep. After the accident, I saw the world with new eyes."

  7. New as an adjective:

    Newborn.

    Examples:

    "My sister has a new baby, and our mother is excited to finally have a grandchild."

  8. New as an adjective:

    Of recent origin; having taken place recently.

    Examples:

    "I can't see you for a while; the pain is still too new. Did you see the new ''King Lear'' at the theatre?"

  9. New as an adjective:

    Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known.

    Examples:

    "The idea was new to me. I need to meet new people."

  10. New as an adjective:

    Recently arrived or appeared.

    Examples:

    "Have you met the new guy in town? He is the new kid at school."

  11. New as an adjective:

    Inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task.

    Examples:

    "Don't worry that you're new at this job; you'll get better with time. I'm new at this business."

  12. New as an adjective (of a period of time):

    Next; about to begin or recently begun.

    Examples:

    "We expect to grow at 10% annually in the new decade."

  1. New as an adverb:

    Newly (especially in composition).

    Examples:

    "new-born, new-formed, new-found, new-mown"

  2. New as an adverb:

    As new; from scratch.

    Examples:

    "They are scraping the site clean to build new."

  1. New as a noun:

    Things that are new.

    Examples:

    "Out with the old, in with the new."

  2. New as a noun (Australia):

    A kind of light beer.

  3. New as a noun:

    See also news.

  1. New as a verb (obsolete):

    To make new; to recreate; to renew.

  1. Pristine as an adjective:

    Unspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.

  2. Pristine as an adjective:

    Primitive, pertaining to the earliest state of something.

  3. Pristine as an adjective:

    Perfect.

  1. Pristine as an adjective:

    Relating to sawfishes of the family Pristidae.

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