novel
noun
[ ˈnɒv(ə)l ]
• a fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing character and action with some degree of realism.
• "the novels of Jane Austen"
Similar:
book,
paperback,
hardback,
story,
tale,
narrative,
romance,
work of fiction,
bestseller,
blockbuster,
yellowback,
three-decker,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Italian novella (storia) ‘new (story)’, feminine of novello ‘new’, from Latin novellus, from novus ‘new’. The word is also found from late Middle English until the 18th century in the sense ‘a novelty, a piece of news’, from Old French novelle (see novel2).
novel
adjective
• interestingly new or unusual.
• "he hit on a novel idea to solve his financial problems"
Similar:
new,
original,
unusual,
unfamiliar,
unconventional,
off-centre,
unorthodox,
different,
fresh,
imaginative,
creative,
innovative,
innovatory,
innovational,
inventive,
modern,
ultra-modern,
state-of-the-art,
advanced,
avant-garde,
futuristic,
pioneering,
groundbreaking,
trailblazing,
revolutionary,
rare,
unique,
singular,
unprecedented,
uncommon,
experimental,
untested,
untried,
unknown,
surprising,
strange,
exotic,
out of the ordinary,
newfangled,
left-field,
new-fashioned,
neoteric,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘recent’): from Old French, from Latin novellus, from novus ‘new’.
