novel.
Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new.
Meaning & usage
Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new.
Original, especially in an interesting way; new and striking; not of the typical or ordinary type.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English novel, from Old French novel (“new, fresh, recent, recently made or done, strange, rare”) (modern nouvel, nouveau), from Latin novellus (“new, fresh, young, modern”), diminutive of novus (“new”). Doublet of nouveau.
A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella.
A fable; a short tale, especially one of many making up a larger work.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Italic *nowos Latin novus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin novellus Vulgar Latin *novella Italian novellabor. English novel Borrowed from Italian novella, from Latin novella, feminine of novellus. Doublet of novella.
A novelty; something new.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English novel, from Old French novelle, from Latin novella, feminine of novellus.
A new legal constitution.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin novella, feminine of novellus.
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