novel

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) enPR: nŏvʹəl, IPA(key): /ˈnɒvəl/, [ˈnɒvl̩] (US) enPR: nävʹəl, IPA(key): /ˈnavəl/ 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) Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:new 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 ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Italian novella, from Latin novella, feminine of novellus. Doublet of novella. ==== Noun ==== novel (plural novels) A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella. [from 17th c.] (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 → Tamil: நாவல் (nāval) → Telugu: నవల (navala) → Welsh: nofel ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === From Middle English novel, from Old French novelle, from Latin novella, feminine of novellus. ==== Noun ==== novel (plural novels) (obsolete) A novelty; something new. [15th–18th c.] ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 4 === Borrowed from Latin novella, feminine of novellus. ==== Noun ==== novel (plural novels) (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 === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈnovɛl/ [ˈno.fɛl] Rhymes: -ovɛl Syllabification: no‧vel === Noun === novel (plural novel-novel) (literature) novel: a work of prose fiction, longer than a novella Synonym: roman ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “novel”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Middle English == === Noun === novel 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) new ==== Declension ==== ==== Antonyms ==== viel, ancien ==== Related terms ==== novele novelté ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: nouveauFrench: nouveauHaitian Creole: nouvoMauritian Creole: nouvoSeychellois 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) 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) novel, new === Noun === novel m or f by sense (plural noveles) newbie, green ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “novel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025