novelty
11novelty — [näv′əl tē] n. pl. novelties [ME novelte < OFr noveleté < LL novellitas] 1. the quality of being novel; newness; freshness 2. something new, fresh, or unusual; change; innovation 3. a small, often cheap, cleverly made article, usually for… …
12Novelty — For other uses, see Novelty (disambiguation). Novelty (derived from Latin word novus for new ) is the quality of being new, or following from that, of being striking, original or unusual. Although it may be said to have an objective dimension… …
13novelty — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ This tropical fruit is still a great novelty in the north. ▪ sheer ▪ The sheer novelty of the band s performance won them many fans. NOVELTY + VERB …
14novelty — n. 1) to outgrow smt. s novelty (it outgrew its novelty) 2) a novelty wears off 3) a novelty for, to * * * [ nɒv(ə)ltɪ] to a novelty for a novelty wears off to outgrow smt. s novelty (it outgrew its novelty) …
15novelty — /nov euhl tee/, n., pl. novelties, adj. n. 1. state or quality of being novel, new, or unique; newness: the novelty of a new job. 2. a novel occurrence, experience, or proceeding: His sarcastic witticisms had ceased being an entertaining novelty …
16novelty — nov|el|ty [ˈnɔvəlti US ˈna: ] n plural novelties [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: novelté, from novel; NOVEL2] 1.) [U] the quality of being new, unusual, and interesting novelty of ▪ the novelty of the ideas ▪ Many toys have no attraction… …
17novelty — noun 1 (C) something new and unusual which attracts people s attention and interest: Cars were still something of a novelty at the beginning of the century. 2 (U) the quality of being new, unusual, and interesting: I was intrigued by the novelty… …
18novelty — [[t]nɒ̱v(ə)lti[/t]] novelties 1) N UNCOUNT: oft the N of n Novelty is the quality of being different, new, and unusual. In the contemporary western world, rapidly changing styles cater to a desire for novelty and individualism. 2) N COUNT A… …
19novelty */ — UK [ˈnɒv(ə)ltɪ] / US [ˈnɑv(ə)ltɪ] noun Word forms novelty : singular novelty plural novelties 1) [countable] something new and unusual In the 1950s, television was still a novelty. 2) [uncountable] the excitement or interest that something new or …
20novelty — In order that there may be novelty so as to sustain a patent, the thing must not have been known to any one before; mere novelty of form being insufficient. Seaver v. Wm. Filene s Sons Co., D.C.Mass., 37 F.Supp. 762, 765. An invention or… …
