NOVELTY

bangle, bauble, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, fallal, trinket

(noun) cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing

knickknack, novelty

(noun) a small inexpensive mass-produced article

freshness, novelty

(noun) originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel

novelty, freshness

(noun) originality by virtue of being new and surprising

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

novelty (countable and uncountable, plural novelties)

The state of being new or novel; newness.

A new product; an innovation.

A small mass-produced trinket.

In novelty theory, newness, density of complexification, and dynamic change as opposed to static habituation.

Etymology

Named in the 1850s after the novelty goods sold by a local merchant.

Proper noun

Novelty

A village in Missouri.

Source: Wiktionary


Nov"el*ty, n.; pl. Novelties. Etym: [OF. novelté, F. nouveauté, L. novellitas.]

1. The quality or state of being novel; newness; freshness; recentness of origin or introduction. Novelty is the great parent of pleasure. South.

2. Something novel; a new or strange thing.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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