Definitions for NOVELTY
ˈnɒv əl tinov·el·ty

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. freshness, noveltynoun

   originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel

2. novelty, freshnessnoun

   originality by virtue of being new and surprising

3. knickknack, noveltynoun

   a small inexpensive mass-produced article

4. bangle, bauble, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, fallal, trinketnoun

   cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

1. noveltynoun

   The state of being new or novel; newness.

2. noveltynoun

   A new product; an innovation.

3. noveltynoun

   A small mass-produced trinket.

4. noveltynoun

   In novelty theory, newness, density of complexification, and dynamic change as opposed to static habituation.

5. Etymology: novelté (Modern French nouveauté), from the adjective novel, ultimately from novellus.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Noveltynoun

   Newness; state of being unknown to former times.

   Etymology: nouveauté, French.

   They which do nothing but that which men of account did before them, are, although they do amiss, yet the less faulty, because they are not the authors of harm: and doing well, their actions are freed from prejudice or novelty. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 7.

   Novelty is only in request; and it is dangerous to be aged in any kind of course. William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure.

   As religion entertains our speculations with great objects, so it entertains them with new; and novelty is the great parent of pleasure; upon which account it is that men are so much pleased with variety. Robert South, Sermons.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. novelty

   Novelty is the quality of being new, original, or unusual. It refers to something that deviates from the common, ordinary, or expected, usually creating interest or excitement because of its freshness or uniqueness.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Noveltynoun

   the quality or state of being novel; newness; freshness; recentness of origin or introduction

2. Noveltynoun

   something novel; a new or strange thing

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Novelty

   Novelty is an album from the early 90's by Jawbox. The songs "Static" and "Cutoff" were singles from the album, but only the latter had a music video.

Matched Categories

1. • Adornment
   • Article
   • Originality

How to pronounce NOVELTY?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say NOVELTY in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of NOVELTY in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of NOVELTY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of NOVELTY in a Sentence

1. Gordon Woo:

   The novelty here is to try and come up with financial instruments which trigger when there are signs that something bad is on the horizon. It's like early warning.

2. Williams Grey:

   Reducing a beautiful, sentient whale to an ingredient on the side of a beer bottle is about as immoral and outrageous as it is possible to get, the brewery may claim that this is just a novelty product with a short shelf life, but what price the life of an endangered whale which might have lived to be 90 years?

3. Joseph Ryan:

   We're confident about this weekend, but thereafter we're not so sure, the novelty might wear off.

4. Rolling Stones writer Steve Baltin:

   The important thing to remember is that an iconic band with a dedicated fan base -- they aren’t going to do anything simply for novelty, sure, it will serve a purpose on the record, which, featuring production by Ronson and Rodgers, will be awesome.

5. Miss Su:

   I think it is a novelty and special so I wanted to have a try, and it does taste really good, cute and tasty.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=NOVELTY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Novelty
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=NOVELTY
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/NOVELTY
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=NOVELTY