novel /novˈl or nuvˈl/

1. New and strange
2. Of a new kind
3. Felt to be new
4. New (obsolete)

1. A fictitious prose narrative or tale presenting a picture of real life, esp of the emotional crises in the life history of the people portrayed
2. (with the) such writing as a literary genre
3. A new constitution or decree of Justinian or some other Roman emperor, supplementary to the Codex (often in pl)
4. That which is new (earlier /no-velˈ/; obsolete)
5. A piece of news (obsolete)

novˈeldom noun

The world of fiction

novelese /-ēzˈ/ noun (derogatory)

The hackneyed style typical of poor novels

noveletteˈ noun

1. A short novel, esp one that is feeble, trite and sentimental (derogatory)
2. Schumann's name for a short piano piece in free form

novelettˈish adjective

novelettˈist noun

novˈelish adjective

Savouring of a novel

novˈelism noun

1. Innovation, novelty (obsolete)
2. Favouring of innovation
3. Novel-writing

novˈelist noun

1. A novel-writer
2. An innovator (obsolete)
3. A newsmonger or news-writer (obsolete)

novelistˈic adjective

novelizāˈtion or novelisāˈtion noun

novˈelize or novˈelise transitive verb

1. To make new or novel
2. To turn into a novel or novels

1. To innovate
2. To write as a novelist

novˈelizer or novˈeliser noun

novella /nə-velˈə/ noun

1. A short novel
2. /nov-elˈla/ (Italy) a tale, short story (pl novellˈe /-lā/)
3. /nov-elˈa/ (Latin) a Roman emperor's decree (pl novellˈae /-ē/)

novˈelty noun (pl novˈelties)

1. Newness
2. Unusual appearance
3. Anything new, strange or different from what was known or usual before
4. A small, usu cheap, manufactured article of unusual or gimmicky design

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