novelette, novella
(noun) a short novel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
novelette (plural novelettes)
(literature) A short novel. [from 18th c.]
Synonym: novella
Coordinate terms: short story, novella, novel
(music) A short piece of lyrical music, especially one for the piano.
• Some literary awards have a longer novella and a shorter novelette categories, with a distinction based on word count.
Source: Wiktionary
Nov`el*ette", n. Etym: [Dim. of novel, n. See Novel.]
Definition: A short novel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 May 2025
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
