novel

novel

synonyms, antonyms, definitions, examples & translations of novel in English

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English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: nŏvʹəl, IPA(key): /ˈnɒvəl/, [ˈnɒvl̩]
  • (US) enPR: nävʹəl, IPA(key): /ˈnɑvəl/
  • Hyphenation: novel
  • Rhymes: -ɒvəl

Etymology 1

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.

Adjective

novel (comparative more novel, superlative most novel)

  1. Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:new
  2. Original, especially in an interesting way; new and striking; not of the typical or ordinary type.
    Synonym: unusual
Usage notes
  • Said of ideas, ways, etc.
Derived terms
  • novelly
Related terms
  • novelty
Translations

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian novella, from Latin novella, feminine of novellus. Doublet of novella.

Noun

novel (plural novels)

  1. A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella. [from 17th c.]
  2. (historical) A fable; a short tale, especially one of many making up a larger work. [from 16th c.]
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Bengali: নভেল (nobhel)
  • Scottish Gaelic: nobhail
  • Welsh: nofel
Translations

Etymology 3

From Middle English novel, from Old French novelle, from Latin novella, feminine of novellus.

Noun

novel (plural novels)

  1. (obsolete) A novelty; something new. [15th–18th c.]

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Latin novella, feminine of novellus.

Noun

novel (plural novels)

  1. (classical studies, historical) A new legal constitution in ancient Rome. [from 17th c.]

Anagrams

  • Loven, Venlo

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch novelle, from Italian novella, from Latin novella, feminine of novellus. Doublet of novela and novelet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnovɛl]
  • Rhymes: -vɛl, -ɛl, -l
  • Hyphenation: no‧vèl

Noun

novel (plural novel-novel)

  1. (literature) novel: a work of prose fiction, longer than a novella.
    Synonym: roman

Hyponyms

Derived terms

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Further reading

  • “novel” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Middle English

Noun

novel

  1. Alternative form of navel

Old French

Alternative forms

  • nuvel (Anglo-Norman)

Etymology

From Latin novellus, from novus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nuˈvɛl/

Adjective

novel m (oblique and nominative feminine singular novele)

  1. new

Declension

Antonyms

  • viel, ancien

Related terms

  • novele
  • novelté

Descendants

  • Middle French: nouveau
    • French: nouveau
      • Haitian Creole: nouvo
      • Mauritian Creole: nouvo
      • Seychellois Creole: nouvo
      • English: nouveau
  • Norman: nouvieau
  • Walloon: novea
  • Middle English: novel
    • English: novel (new)

Old Occitan

Alternative forms

  • novelh

Etymology

From Latin novellus. Compare Old French novel.

Adjective

novel m (feminine singular novela, masculine plural novels, feminine plural novelas)

  1. new

Descendants

  • Occitan: novèu, navèth, novèl

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan novell, from Latin novellus. Doublet of novillo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /noˈbel/ [noˈβ̞el]
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification: no‧vel

Adjective

novel m or f (masculine and feminine plural noveles)

  1. novel, new

Noun

novel m or f by sense (plural noveles)

  1. newbie, green

Related terms

Further reading

  • “novel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

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