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.

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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?

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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. Richard Adams:

   The radical novelty of modern science lies precisely in the rejection of the belief, which is at the heart of all popular religion, that the forces which move the stars and atoms are contingent upon the preferences of the human heart.

2. Clive Staples Lewis:

   The perfect church service would be the one we were almost unaware of our attention would have been on God. But every novelty prevents this. It fixes our attention on the service itself and thinking about worship is a different thing than worshipping ... 'Tis mad idolatry that makes the service greater than the god.

3. Thomas Lockley:

   Yasuke was initially viewed as a source of entertainment as he was a novelty, but within a month he'd become a valued samurai and member of Oda's entourage, according to the sources, Nobunaga Oda just loved talking with Yasuke.

4. Andre Fersa:

   My buddy( Joe Mercurio) and I were kind of like almost like giddy about it, just the novelty of what we're about to do, and I was like really looking forward to it because it was a beautiful day -- gave me reason to be out and about and being outside.

5. Allen Katz:

   In the cocktail age we’re in, I could see this being something of interest to people at home and bartenders, there’s a novelty to it that’s potentially interesting.

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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
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Novelty
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Novelty