novelty

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English novelte, from Old French novelté (Modern French nouveauté), from the adjective novel, ultimately from Latin novellus. By surface analysis, novel +‎ -ty. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnɑvəlti/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnɒvəlti/ Hyphenation: nov‧el‧ty === 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. (chess) An opening move played for the first time ever (in high-level chess). ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === novelty (not comparable) In the design of a common household item, often impractically large, and meant primarily for display rather than functional use. ==== Derived terms ==== novelty act novelty song novelty theory