novelty
state or quality of being novel, new, or unique; newness: the novelty of a new job.
a novel occurrence, experience, or proceeding: His sarcastic witticisms had ceased being an entertaining novelty.
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.
Textiles.
(of a weave) consisting of a combination of basic weaves.
(of a fabric or garment) having a pattern or design produced by a novelty weave.
(of yarn) having irregularities within the fibrous structure.
of or relating to novelties as articles of trade: novelty goods; novelty items.
having or displaying novelties: novelty shop.
Origin of novelty
1Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use novelty in a sentence
Ellis's patent boot studs to save the sole, and the Euknemida, or concave-convex fastening springs, are the latest novelties.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellConsisting of the most approved Novelties for the Nursery; printed in a superior manner upon good Paper, 1s.
The Adopted Daughter | Elizabeth SandhamLittle he recked of this new turn of the wheel and how it would confirm his contempt of all our novelties.
The New Machiavelli | Herbert George WellsThere is no rich and fickle man who does not feel that all his novelties are ancient.
The Napoleon of Notting Hill | Gilbert K. ChestertonFergus Derrick was a young man, and young men were fond of novelties.
That Lass O' Lowrie's | Frances Hodgson Burnett
British Dictionary definitions for novelty
/ (ˈnɒvəltɪ) /
the quality of being new and fresh and interesting
(as modifier): novelty value
a new or unusual experience or occurrence
(often plural) a small usually cheap new toy, ornament, or trinket
Origin of novelty
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse