novelty
See also: Novelty
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French novelté (Modern French nouveauté), from the adjective novel, ultimately from Latin novellus.
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: nov‧el‧ty
Noun
novelty (countable and uncountable, plural novelties)
- The state of being new or novel; newness.
- 2012 May 24, Nathan Rabin, “Film: Reviews: Men In Black 3”, in The Onion AV Club[1]:
- Men In Black 3 lacks the novelty of the first film, and its take on the late ’60s feels an awful lot like a psychedelic dress-up party, all broad caricatures and groovy vibes.
- A new product; an innovation.
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 10.
- Reconciling profound enquiry with clearness, and truth with novelty.
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 10.
- A small mass-produced trinket.
- In novelty theory, newness, density of complexification, and dynamic change as opposed to static habituation.
Derived terms
Translations
state of being new
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new product
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