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1. (n.) novelty
the state or quality of being novel, new, or unique.
2. novelty
a novel occurrence, experience, etc.
3. novelty
a small decorative or amusing article, usu. mass-produced.
4. (adj.) novelty
(of a weave) consisting of a combination of basic weaves.
5. novelty
(of a fabric or garment) having a pattern produced by a novelty weave.
6. novelty
(of yarn) made of fibers with an irregular or unusual surface, texture, or color.
7. novelty
of or pertaining to novelties as articles of trade.
Etymology: (1350–1400; < MF novelete < LL novellitās newness )
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| Definition of 'novelty' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) freshness, novelty
originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
2. (noun) novelty, freshness
originality by virtue of being new and surprising
3. (noun) knickknack, novelty
a small inexpensive mass-produced article
4. (noun) bangle, bauble, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, fallal, trinket
cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
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1. (noun) novelty
the state of being new and different, or sth that is new or different
the novelty of his performance style; a country where women's soccer is still a novelty
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| Definition of 'novelty' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) novelty
the quality or state of being novel; newness; freshness; recentness of origin or introduction
2. (noun) novelty
something novel; a new or strange thing
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Sense: newness and strangeness
It took her a long time to get used to the novelty of her surroundings.
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Afrikaans: nuwigheid |
Arabic: جِدَّةٌ وَغَرابَه |
Bulgarian: новост |
Brazilian: novidade |
Czech: novost |
German: die Neuheit |
Danish: det nye |
Greek: το πρωτόγνωρο, το ξένο |
Spanish: novedad |
Estonian: uudsus |
Farsi: تازگى؛ نوظهورى |
Finnish: uutuus |
French: étrangeté |
Hebrew: חִידוּש |
Hindi: नवीनता |
Croatian: nedavan, još nedoživljen |
Hungarian: újszerűség |
Indonesian: keasingan, sesuatu yang b |
Icelandic: nÿbreytni, nÿjung |
Italian: novità, originalità |
Japanese: 新奇さ |
Korean: 새로움, 신기함 |
Lithuanian: naujumas, neáprastumas |
Latvian: neierastība |
Malay: pembaharuan |
Dutch: nieuwigheid |
Polish: nowość |
Persian: تازگى؛ نوظهورى |
Pashto: په تازګى او نوى توګه |
Portuguese: novidade |
Romanian: noutate; ciudăţenie |
Russian: новизна |
Slovak: novota |
Slovenian: neobičajnost |
Serbian: neobičnost |
Swedish: det nya (ovanliga) |
Thai: ความใหม่ |
Turkish: yenilik |
Taiwanese: 新奇 |
Ukrainian: нововведення |
Urdu: ندرت، انوکھاپن |
Vietnamese: tính mới lạ |
Chinese: 新奇 |
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