Home

nuovissimi

Nuovissimo is an Italian adjective meaning “the very new” or “the newest.” Its masculine plural form is nuovissimi, which is used to emphasize the freshness or novelty of multiple nouns. The feminine forms are nuovissima (singular) and nuovissime (plural). Grammatically, nuovissimo derives from nuovo with the superlative suffix -issimo, and it can modify nouns directly or appear predicatively as in a sentence.

In use, nuovissimo signals especially recent release or arrival and is common in everyday speech, journalism,

Nuovissimo and its forms conform to standard Italian adjective agreement: nuovissimo with masculine singular nouns (un

See also: Italian adjectives, -issimo suffix, vocabulary for describing novelty.

and
advertising.
It
often
carries
a
stronger
emphasis
than
simply
nuovo
or
nuovi,
conveying
a
sense
of
brand-new
status.
Examples
include:
“Abbiamo
lanciato
i
nuovissimi
modelli”
(We
have
launched
the
newest
models)
and
“Questi
sono
i
nuovissimi
telefoni
in
commercio.”
The
form
can
describe
both
tangible
objects
and
abstract
ideas,
such
as
“un
nuovissimo
design.”
nuovissimo
modello),
nuovissima
with
feminine
singular
nouns
(una
nuovissima
idea),
nuovissimi
with
masculine
plural
nouns
(i
nuovissimi
modelli),
and
nuovissime
with
feminine
plural
nouns
(le
nuovissime
scelte).
The
term
is
versatile
but
remains
tied
to
the
notion
of
freshness
and
currentness.