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newfangleness

Noun
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A liking for novelty or new fashions; a tendency to be changeable.

Detailed Definition
Newfangleness is an old word for fondness for novelty or for being attracted to new things. In the poem, it suggests fickleness or a restless desire for change, fitting the speaker’s complaint that affection has shifted.
Example
Example in poetry:
“And she also, to use newfangleness” names a taste for novelty; “The court’s newfangleness made old customs seem shabby” gives the noun historical context; “Newfangleness in the poem’s diction unsettles its inherited meter” shows critical use; “His newfangleness meant every season brought another device” gives it a modern setting.
Additional Notes
The word “newfangleness” in the line “to use newfangleness” is rare and archaic, so a modern reader would likely need to look it up.; Found in the poem, They Flee From Me by Sir Thomas Wyatt
Also Known As
novelty freshness innovation
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