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novity.

An innovation; a novelty.

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnɒvɪtɪ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈnɑvɪti/General-American
  1. An innovation; a novelty.

    archaic · countable
  2. Novelty; newness.

    archaic · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Inherited from the Middle English novitē (“an innovative practice”), borrowed from Middle French novité (“novelty, change, innovation”), from the Latin novitās (“newness, novelty; rareness, strangeness; newness of rank; reformation”); cognate with the Italian novità, the Portuguese novidade, the Romanian noutate, and the Spanish novedad.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.