novel
Newly made, formed or evolvedNewly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new.
» Have you finished reading the novel?
Hast du aufgehört, den Roman zu lesen? — Espi
Haben Sie den Roman fertig gelesen? — Zaghawa
Ты уже дочитал роман? — al_ex_an_der
Ты дочитал роман? — ae5s
Вы дочитали роман? — marafon
Ти вже дочитав роман? — uaspeaker
Ви вже дочитали роман? — deniko
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2 sensesNewly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new.
Original, especially in an interesting way; new and striking; not of the typical or ordinary type.
neuartig, neu
но́выйnóvyj, оригина́льныйoriginálʹnyj
- pleasantly new or different
- original and of a kind not seen before
Examples
1134 sentencesHave you finished reading the novel?
Ти вже дочитав роман? — uaspeaker
ruТы уже дочитал роман? — al_ex_an_der
deHast du aufgehört, den Roman zu lesen? — Espi
This novel is difficult to understand.
Цей роман важко зрозуміти. — older
ruПонять этот роман трудно. — krylov
deDieser Roman ist schwer verständlich. — Tamy
I remember reading this novel before.
Я пам'ятаю, я вже читав цей роман. — uaspeaker
ruЯ помню, я уже читал этот роман. — al_ex_an_der
deIch erinnere mich, diesen Roman schon einmal gelesen zu haben. — MUIRIEL
He wrote this novel at twenty.
Він написав цей роман коли йому було двадцять років. — ascolto
deEr schrieb diesen Roman mit Zwanzig. — virgil
Tom is writing a novel now.
Том зараз пише роман. — deniko
ruТом сейчас пишет роман. — marafon
deTom schreibt gerade an einem Roman. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English novel, from Old French novel (“new, fresh, recent, recently made or doFrom Middle English novel, from Old French novel (“new, fresh, recent, recently made or done, strange, rare”) (modern nouvel, nouveau), from Latin novellus (“new, fresh, young, modern”), diminutive of novus (“new”). Doublet of nouveau.
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Forms
more novel, most novel| Comparative | more novel Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most novel Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
23 synonyms- pleasantly new or different:refreshing
- original and of a kind not seen before:freshnew
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- B1False friends — Because the lesson uses it
- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- reading a novel
- writing a novel
- romance novels
- reading novels
- science fiction novels
- like romance novels
- write a novel
- new novel
- reading this novel
- reading the novel
- reading detective novels
- detective novels