newth

English

Etymology

From new +‎ -th. Compare similarly formed Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌸𐌰 (niujiþa, “newness”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːθ

Noun

newth (uncountable)

1. (rare, nonstandard) Newness.
   • 1922, The Outlook:

     I came across one modern once who used "newth," meaning newness, and make it rhyme with "youth."

   • 2003, Novelty vs. Recycling:

     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'?) […]

   • 2006, Erica Jong, Fear of Fifty: A Midlife Memoir:

     We write and talk and empower each other, but the obsession with newness and youth (newth?) does not seem to change.