recent

re-cent · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Having happened or been done not long ago.

  2. 2.

    (Before a noun) That existed or happened only a short time before the present.

Related words

Antonyms: ancient, former, old
See also: current, latest, new, old
Synonyms: current, fresh, latest, new

Etymology

From Latin recens (genitive recentis) "fresh, new, young, recent," possibly from re- ("again") + an element related to Greek kainos ("new").