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freshwater^¹

/ˈfɹɛʃˌwɔːtə(ɹ)/ UK
/ˈfɹɛʃˌwɑtər/ US, cot caught merger
/ˈfɹɛʃˌwɔtər/ US

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From Middle English freche watur, fresshe water; equivalent to fresh + water.

adjective

not comparable Living in fresh water. The trout is a freshwater fish.
not comparable Consisting of fresh water. Lake Baikal is the world's largest freshwater lake in terms of volume.
not comparable Unskilled as a seaman. “Mate,” said the captain in a low voice, “you talk like a fresh-water sailor. I can only attribute this shyness to some strange delusion, for surely,”—his voice assumed a slightly sneering tone as he said this—“surely I am not to suppose that you have become soft-hearted! […]
US, not comparable Neoclassical, in reference to the macroeconomics and economic departments near the Great Lakes. 2012, John Quiggin, Zombie Economics: How Dead Ideas Still Walk Among Us, Princeton University Press (expanded paperback ed., 1st ed. from 2010), →ISBN, page 86. Meanwhile, the freshwater side of the dispute rapidly reverted to arguments from the nineteenth century, which had been debunked by Keynes
Similar: sweetwater

noun freshwaters

countable A body of fresh water. Fossils with low Sr/Ca ratios indicating origin in a freshwater of a type which has a low Sr/Ca ratio: […]
alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of fresh water Schematic diagram of the viscosity effect during the injection of freshwater.

Freshwater^²

proper noun

A large village and civil parish in the west of the Isle of Wight, England (OS grid ref SZ3387).
A settlement on Bell Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
A designated place at Conception Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador.
A neighbourhood of Placentia, Newfoundland and Labrador.
An unincorporated community in Humboldt County, California, United States.
An unincorporated community in Nelson County, Virginia, United States.
A northern suburb of Sydney in Northern Beaches council area, New South Wales, Australia.
A suburb of Cairns in Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.
A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: fresh, fresh-water, aquatic, riparian, water, landlocked, sweet, soft, mild, gentle, lacustrine, riverine, inland, sweetwater, nonsaline, unsalted

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adj living in fresh water

Español	dulceacuícola
Français	dulçaquicole, dulcicole
Deutsch	Süßwasser-
Italiano	acqua dolce
Română	de apă dulce
Русский	пресново́дный presnovódnyj

adj consisting of fresh water

Deutsch	Süßwasser-

adj unskilled as seaman

Français	marin d'eau douce

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@misc{freshwater_2026,
  title = {freshwater},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/freshwater},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}