new-mown

Just cut down

New-mown describes grass or hay that has just been cut.

The word evokes the distinctive fresh smell of a recently mowed lawn or harvested field: the sweet scent of new-mown hay.

Literary and somewhat old-fashioned, it appears most often in pastoral or nostalgic contexts.

hay

harvest

Gathering mature crops

  • balerBundle-making farm machine
  • meadowGrassy field for grazing
  • swathWide strip or area

tractor · hayfield · pasture · forage · alfalfa · timothy · clover · fescue · barn · bale

lawn

grass

Narrow-leaved ground cover

yard · stripes · garden · suburban · lawncare · trimming · edging · mulching · sprinkler · groundskeeper

scent

fragrance

Pleasing olfactory quality

earthy · greenery · verdure · chlorophyll · sweetness · freshness · meadowy · pastoral · vegetal · botanical

freshness

dewy

Covered in condensation

verdant · lush · vibrant · springtime · morning · pure · unspoiled · green · bright

Opposites
recency of cutting

new-mownuncut

Not reduced or shortened

overgrown · old-growth · unmowed · untrimmed · unmown

vegetation management state

new-mownovergrown

Excessively covered in vegetation

untended · wild · neglected · unkempt · rank

Family

new, renew, mow, renewal, newly, renewed, newness, renewing, mower

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G