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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.
Richard Adams

Meaning of "novelty" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NOVELTY

From Old French novelté.
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PRONUNCIATION OF NOVELTY

novelty  [ˈnɒvəltɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NOVELTY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Novelty is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NOVELTY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Novelty

Novelty is the quality of being new, or following from that, of being striking, original or unusual. Although it may be said to have an objective dimension it generally exists in the subjective perceptions of individuals. From the meaning of being unusual usage is derived the concept of the novelty dance; the novelty song; the novelty show; and novelty architecture. It is also this sense that applies to a novelty item, a small manufactured adornment, toy or collectible. These, in turn are often used as promotional merchandise in marketing. The chess term, novelty, is used for a move in chess which has never been played before in a recorded game. The term can have pejorative sense and refer to a mere innovation. However, novelty in patent law is part of the legal test to determine whether an invention is patentable. A novelty effect is the tendency for performance to initially improve when new technology is instituted.

Definition of novelty in the English dictionary

The first definition of novelty in the dictionary is the quality of being new and fresh and interesting. Other definition of novelty is a new or unusual experience or occurrence. Novelty is also a small usually cheap new toy, ornament, or trinket.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NOVELTY


admiralty
ˈædmərəltɪ
casualty
ˈkæʒjʊəltɪ
commonalty
ˈkɒmənəltɪ
cruelty
ˈkruːəltɪ
difficulty
ˈdɪfɪkəltɪ
disloyalty
dɪsˈlɔɪəltɪ
faculty
ˈfækəltɪ
fealty
ˈfiːəltɪ
interfaculty
ˌɪntəˈfækəltɪ
loyalty
ˈlɔɪəltɪ
mayoralty
ˈmɛərəltɪ
penalty
ˈpɛnəltɪ
personalty
ˈpɜːsənəltɪ
realty
ˈrɪəltɪ
royalty
ˈrɔɪəltɪ
shrievalty
ˈʃriːvəltɪ
specialty
ˈspɛʃəltɪ
subtlety
ˈsʌtəltɪ
vice-admiralty
ˌvaɪsˈædmərəltɪ
viceroyalty
ˌvaɪsˈrɔɪəltɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NOVELTY

novelettish
novelettist
novelisation
novelise
noveliser
novelish
novelism
novelist
novelistic
novelistically
novelization
novelize
novelizer
novella
novelle
Novello
novelly
Novels
novelties
novelty value

WORDS THAT END LIKE NOVELTY

anticruelty
child cruelty
felty
kelty
melty
mental cruelty
owelty
persistent cruelty
shelty
theatre of cruelty
Welty

Synonyms and antonyms of novelty in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NOVELTY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «novelty» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of novelty

Translation of «novelty» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NOVELTY

Find out the translation of novelty to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of novelty from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «novelty» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

新奇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

novedad
570 millions of speakers

English

novelty
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नवीनता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجدة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

новинка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

novidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নূতনত্ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nouveauté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kebaharuan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Neuheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

新奇
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

새로움
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Anyar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mới lạ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புதுமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अद्भुतता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yenilik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

novità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nowosci
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

новинка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

noutate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καινοτομία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nuwigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nyhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nyhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of novelty

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NOVELTY»

The term «novelty» is very widely used and occupies the 12.690 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NOVELTY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «novelty» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «novelty» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about novelty

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10 QUOTES WITH «NOVELTY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word novelty.
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
John Bradley-West
I'd say that the whole 'sitting on the Iron Throne' experience is intended to be a novelty for people who don't have that many encounters with thrones in their day to day lives.
3
Hannibal Buress
I like to drive nice cars; since I live in New York, and I don't drive there, it's a novelty to be on the road and drive and listen to my music.
4
Anthony Burgess
Women thrive on novelty and are easy meat for the commerce of fashion. Men prefer old pipes and torn jackets.
5
Nicholas A. Christakis
It is time to create new social science departments that reflect the breadth and complexity of the problems we face as well as the novelty of 21st-century science. These would include departments of biosocial science, network science, neuroeconomics, behavioral genetics and computational social science.
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James Fenimore Cooper
The European who comes to America plunges into the virgin forest with wonder and delight; while the American who goes to Europe finds his greatest pleasure, at first, in hunting up the memorials of the past. Each is in quest of novelty, and is burning with the desire to gaze at objects of which he has often read.
7
Nicolaus Copernicus
Therefore, when I considered this carefully, the contempt which I had to fear because of the novelty and apparent absurdity of my view, nearly induced me to abandon utterly the work I had begun.
8
Isaac D'Israeli
The delight of opening a new pursuit, or a new course of reading, imparts the vivacity and novelty of youth even to old age.
9
John Nelson Darby
Nationalism - in other words, the dividing of the church into bodies - consisting of such and such a nation, is a novelty, not above three centuries old, although many dear children of God are found dwelling in it.
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Jim Davis
I was in and out of comas until I was nine and I would lose entire days and weeks. The novelty of being able to really do stuff hasn't worn off - I still feel like I'm making up for lost time.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NOVELTY»

Discover the use of novelty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to novelty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Structural Novelty and Tradition in the Early Romantic Piano ...
Lindeman, a musicologist, traces and defines the historical development of the concerto form as it passed from Mozart to succeeding generations.
Stephan D. Lindeman, 1999
2
Novelty
In this brilliant extended essay Donald A. Crosby contends that though novelty can't be comprehended without efficient causality, causality requires a concept of novelty; without it cause and effect relations are unintelligible and, indeed, ...
Donald A. Crosby, 2005
3
Zipper: An Exploration in Novelty
Recounts the invention of the zipper and describes how a useless technological novelty worked its way into daily life and took its place as one of the defining artifacts of the twentieth century
Robert Friedel, 1996
4
A Discourse on Novelty and Creation
Carl Hausman presents here a sustained and systematic examination of the problems of constructing a framework for understanding the concept of creativity.
Carl R. Hausman, 1975
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Endless Novelty: Specialty Production and American ...
In Endless Novelty, Philip Scranton boldly recasts the history of this vital episode in the development of American business, known as the nation's second industrial revolution, by considering the crucial impact of trades featuring ...
Philip Scranton, 2000
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Novelty
A collection of four fantasy novellas includes Why the Nightingale Sings at Night, Great Work of Time, In Blue, and Novelty--all of which ponder travel, time, and other world mysteries
John Crowley, 1989
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One Thousand Novelty and Fad Dances
Dance Crazes have always been a part of social dancing, sometimes gliding into tradition and sometimes fading into oblivion. This book addresses and even describes most all known ones.
‎2009
8
A Nation of Change and Novelty: Radical Politics, Religion ...
While recent historians have tended to play down the historical impact of the English Revolution, Christopher Hill emphasizes it as one of the most decisive events in English and European history.
Christopher Hill, 1990
9
New: Understanding Our Need for Novelty and Change
In New acclaimed behavioral science writer Winifred Gallagher, using cutting-edge research and interviews with countless experts, shows us how we can use our adaptive gift to navigate more skillfully through our rapidly changing world by ...
Winifred Gallagher, 2011
10
The ACME novelty library
The creator of Jimmy Corrigan presents a collection of both new and previously published material featuring such colorful characters as Jimmy Corrigan, Rocket Sam, Quimby the mouse, the Super-man, Sparky the cat, Big Tex, and Rusty Brown, a ...
Chris Ware, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NOVELTY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term novelty is used in the context of the following news items.
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Man wore 'Groucho Marx-style' novelty glasses during Fort Lee …
FORT LEE — A Pennsylvania man who allegedly wore "Groucho Marx-style" novelty glasses with a false mustache and nose during a gas ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
2
Teenagers prefer novelty vaping to a sneaky cigarette
Novelty, price, the flavours and a lack of restrictions on under-18s buying the devices were likely reasons. It was the first time the survey, from ... «The Times, Jul 15»
3
Cool Spaces: Couple enjoys the novelty of living in their very own …
WELLINGTON, Ohio -- Did you know that there are a few homes in Wellington, Ohio that are almost entirely underground, packed into soil ... «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
4
West Cole Bringing Novelty to Malawi's Music
Not much is known about the multi-talented Thoko Chilaga a.k.a West Cole, an upcoming producer, singer,composer and guitarist whose music ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
5
FEPSGA To Bid NSCDC Boss Goodbye With Novelty Match
The Federation of Public Service Games (FEPSGA) has revealed that it is planning a novelty football match in honour of the former ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»
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Inside Out Flashing Light Novelty cups recalled by cinemas
INSIDE Out Flashing Light Novelty cups have been recalled from Event, Greater Union Cinemas and Birch Carroll and Coyle Cinemas. «Mackay Daily Mercury, Jul 15»
7
Global Indian takeover: Indians heading global companies not a …
Indians heading global companies, that's not a novelty anymore. And yet there's intense interest in the men and women of Indian origin that ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
8
Employee of Philly Adult Novelty Shop Shot in Back
An employee of an adult novelty store in downtown Philadelphia was shot in the back during an apparent attempted robbery. Police say the ... «NBC 10 Philadelphia, Jul 15»
9
Get ready for the novelty: The best new beauty products of the season
I can't quite believe the autumn collections are starting to land already, but my favourite so far is from Paul & Joe. Its miaow-gnificent (sorry!) ... «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
10
Gunman on the loose after shooting at Center City novelty bookstore
Philadelphia police are looking for a gunman who remains on the loose after shooting an employee at a Center City novelty bookstore early ... «PhillyVoice.com, Jul 15»

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