Definitions for novelty
ˈnɒv əl tinov·el·ty

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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(1.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. noveltynoun

   The state of being new or novel; newness.

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

2. noveltynoun

   A new product; an innovation.

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

3. noveltynoun

   A small mass-produced trinket.

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

4. noveltynoun

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

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

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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

   British

   Fred

   US English

   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. Carl R. Rogers:

   The very essence of the creative is its novelty, and hence we have no standard by which to judge it.

2. 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.

3. Joshua Lookstein:

   What started off with some novelty gets harder as we all settle in for the long haul. So we're managing both of our full-time jobs and three children who really need us to be around for them to be successful.

4. 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.

5. Stanley Morison:

   Type design moves at the pace of the most conservative reader. The good type-designer therefore realizes that, for a new fount to be successful, it has to be so good that only very few recognize its novelty.

Images & Illustrations of novelty

Popularity rank by frequency of use