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recent¹
- /ˈɹiː.sənt/ UK
- /ˈɹi.sənt/ Canada, US
- /ˈɹiː.sənt/ Australia
- [ˈɹɪiː.sənt] Australia
- [ˈɹɪ̈i.sənt] Australia, general
- /ˈɹiː.sənt/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -iːsənt
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin recēns (genitive recentis).
adjective more recent · most recent
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Having happened a short while ago.
Bats host many high-profile viruses that can infect humans, including severe acute respiratory syndrome and Ebola. A recent study explored the ecological variables that may contribute to bats’ propensity to harbor such zoonotic diseases by comparing them with another order of common reservoir hosts:
Similar: nudiustertian
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Up-to-date; not old-fashioned or dated.
Similar: nouveau
- Having done something a short while ago that distinguishes them as what they are called. The cause has several hundred recent donors.
- Particularly in geology, palaeontology, and astronomy: having occurred a relatively short time ago, but still potentially thousands or even millions of years ago. Finding it now means it was produced in more recent times, in astronomical terms.
noun recents
- A recently viewed or accessed item. Obviously, the first time you launch this app, your Recents list is empty.
Recent²
Where it comes from
As classifier for a geological epoch coinciding with human presence (“Recent era”) introduced by Charles Lyell in 1833.
proper noun
- The Holocene. He [Charles Lyell] ignored Quaternary, a term he never accepted. The Recent addressed the age “tenanted by man,” which at the time barely extended beyond the chronicles of the Bible.
adjective
- Of the Holocene, particularly pre-21st century.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: new, past, modern, late, lately, newly, recently, fresh, present, new-found, up-to-date, later, some, near-term, nearby, near
Translations
Every language
adj having happened a short while ago
| Español | reciente, recental |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 최근 choegeun |
| 日本語 | 最近 saikin |
| 中文 | 最近 zuì jìn |
| हिन्दी | हालिया hāliyā |
| Kiswahili | karibuni |
| Português | recente |
| Français | récent |
| Deutsch | neu, kürzlich, rezent, frisch |
| Italiano | recente |
| Ελληνικά | πρόσφατος prósfatos |
| Română | recent |
| Русский | неда́вний nedávnij |
| Tiếng Việt | gần đây |
| العربية | أَخِير ʔaḵīr, جَدِيد jadīd |
| עברית | אחרון aharon |
Talk about this word "recent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/recent. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. recent. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/recent "recent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/recent.Cite this
@misc{recent_2026,
title = {recent},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/recent},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
