Meaning: new

Illustrative Context

He lives in the new house, not the old house.

Target Sense

• The default antonym of old, but only in reference to an inanimate object.
• Unlike English, some languages may apply the same basic lexeme not just to inanimate objects but also to the age of people or other animates, i.e. the language may have a cover term for both English lexemes new and young. This extension is not necessarily an issue, provided that the cover term is the basic lexeme used for the narrower target here: i.e. new as applied to an inanimate object. Avoid, however, lexemes that uniquely or predominantly apply to people (or other animates), e.g. young.
• The target sense is simply that of age. Avoid terms that focus instead on state or condition, e.g. fresh (of food).
• Avoid intensifying terms that stress that something is especially recent, such as brand new, or terms that focus on contemporaneity, e.g. current. Likewise, avoid attenuating terms for something still relatively new, e.g. newish.
• Enter the most basic, neutral term. Avoid lexemes with any inherent value judgement, e.g. modern in style or up-to-date or in technology.
• See also the definition for the IE-CoR meaning old.