novel
novel is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.That which is new or unusual; a novelty.
- 2.pl. News; fresh tidings. [Obs.] Some came of curiosity to hear some novels. Latimer.
- 3.A fictitious tale or narrative, professing to be conformed to real life; esp., one intended to exhibit the operation of the passions, and particularly of love. Dryden.
- 4.Etym: [L. novellae (sc. constitutiones): cf. F. novelles.] (Law) A new or supplemental constitution. See the Note under Novel, a.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- afresh
- ago
- and
- anew
- another
- bear
- bene
- brand-new
- cast
- chalk
- cheese
- class
- creativeness
- daisy
- date
- day
- dictum
- differ
- difference
- different
- disparate
- disparity
- dissemblance
- dissimilar
- dissimilarity
- divergence
- divergent
- diversified
- diversify
- diversity
- dock
- est
- evergreen
- far
- fashion
- fashionable
- father
- fire-new
- fresh
- from
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is novel.
- What is that which is new or unusual; a novelty called?
- What is pl. News; fresh tidings. [Obs.] Some came of curiosity to hear some novels. Latimer called?
- What is a fictitious tale or narrative, professing to be conformed to real life; esp., one intended to exhibit the operation of the passions, and particularly of love. Dryden called?
- What is etym: [L. novellae (sc. constitutiones): cf. F. novelles.] (Law) A new or supplemental constitution. See the Note under Novel, a called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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