What does novelty mean?

Definitions for novelty
ˈnɒv əl tinov·el·ty

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word novelty.

Princeton's WordNet

  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

Wiktionary

  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 Dictionary

  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.

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  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

Wikidata

  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.

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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. Stephen Vladeck:

    President Bush wasn't the first to use signing statements, but President Bush used them more often than both President Bush predecessors and successors, and, as importantly, President Bush consistently used them to advance an aggressive theory of constitutional limits on Congress' power to interfere with the Executive Branch that was largely a novelty.

  2. 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.

  3. Susana Felicidade:

    Now, over a year on, the business is better than when we opened, way past the novelty peak, and it has all the goings of improving further.

  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. Rupert Svendsen-Cook:

    Every man and their dog is trying to run their own esports series now but the novelty of just watching some real world drivers compete in a virtual race has worn off, it's like 'I've seen that now'. It's got to be quite engaging, which is why we changed our format.

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