secondhand

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Not new; previously owned and used by another.
2. (not-comparable) Dealing in such merchandise.
3. (figuratively, not-comparable) Indirect; from a secondary source; not firsthand.
4. (not-comparable) Inhaled from the air near someone else smoking.

Noun

Secondhand goods (especially clothes) collectively.

Adv

1. (not-comparable) In a used or previously-owned condition.
2. (not-comparable) Indirectly.

Synonyms

used

hand-me-down

second-hand

old

🧓

not new

repeated

cast-off

tacitly

usable

vicariously

worn

second hand

consumed

implicitly

indirectly

raggedly

Translations

tweedehands

de segunda mão

de segunda mano

gebraucht

occasion

d’occasion

seconde main

segona mà

μεταχειρισμένος

aus zweiter Hand

di seconda mano

Second-Hand

de seconde main

مستعمل

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɛk(ə)nd hand/

Etymology

From second + hand.