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noun
2.
a novel occurrence, experience, or proceeding: His sarcastic witticisms had ceased being an entertaining novelty.
3.
an article of trade whose value is chiefly decorative, comic, or the like and whose appeal is often transitory: a store catering to tourists who loaded up with souvenir pennants and other novelties.
adjective
4.
Textiles.
a.
(of a weave) consisting of a combination of basic weaves.
b.
(of a fabric or garment) having a pattern or design produced by a novelty weave.
c.
(of yarn) having irregularities within the fibrous structure.
5.
of or pertaining to novelties as articles of trade: novelty goods; novelty items.
6.
having or displaying novelties: novelty shop.
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Novelty
is always a great word to know.
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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Example Sentences
- The past two months have been an adventure, but the novelty is now long gone.
- It looks like there are too many confounding variables for this to be anything more than a novelty.
- Understanding how novelty emerges from complex systems is a new frontier.
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Word Origin & History
novelty
late 14c., from O.Fr. novelté "newness," from novel "new" (see novel (adj.)). Meaning "newness" is attested from late 14c.; sense of "useless but amusing object" is attested from 1901 (e.g. novelty shop, 1973).
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