unnewness

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ new +‎ -ness.

Noun

unnewness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of not being new; prior existence.
    • 2023, Geoff Mungham, ‎Geoff Pearson, Working Class Youth Culture (page 1959)
      [] not the novelty or originality of the findings but the basic unnewness of them.