What does NOVELTY mean?

Definitions for NOVELTY
ˈnɒv əl tinov·el·ty

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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. Carl R. Rogers:

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

  2. Randal Quarles:

    Before we get carried away with the novelty, I think we need to subject the promises of a CBDC to a careful critical analysis.

  3. Bill Begley:

    It turns out that it was a novelty grenade that a young person had packed in their bags but we didn't know that, so immediately the protocols were put in place.

  4. Andre Gide:

    Seize from every moment its unique novelty, and do not prepare your joys.

  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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