novelty
The state of being new or novelThe state of being new or novel; newness.
» The novelty wears off in time.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)The state of being new or novel; newness.
Neuheit, Neuartigkeit
новизна́novizná
новизнаnovyzna
(countable, uncountable)A new product; an innovation.
Neuheit, neues Produkt, Krimskrams
нови́нкаnovínka
нови́нкаnovýnka
originality by virtue of being new and surprising
(countable, uncountable)A small mass-produced trinket.
a small inexpensive mass-produced article
(countable, uncountable)In novelty theory, newness, density of complexification, and dynamic change as opposed to static habituation.
(countable, uncountable)An opening move played for the first time ever (in high-level chess).
Examples
17 sentencesThe novelty wears off in time.
The novelty will wear off in time.
A novelty wears off in time.
Новизна зношується з часом.
We have discovered a great novelty.
The novelty is starting to wear off.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English novelte, from Old French novelté (Modern French nouveauté), from the aFrom Middle English novelte, from Old French novelté (Modern French nouveauté), from the adjective novel, ultimately from Latin novellus. By surface analysis, novel + -ty.
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Forms
plural: noveltiesSynonyms
8 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable