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   nov·el·ty

   /ˈnävəltē/

   noun

   • 1. the quality of being new, original, or unusual: "the novelty of being a married woman wore off" Similar originalitynewnessfreshnessunconventionalityunfamiliarityunusualnessdifferenceimaginativenesscreativitycreativenessinnovativenessinnovationmodernitymodernnessbreak with traditionOpposite conservatism
   • ▪ a new or unfamiliar thing or experience: "in 1914 air travel was still a novelty"
   • ▪ denoting something intended to be amusing as a result of its new or unusual quality: "a novelty teapot"
   • 2. a small and inexpensive toy or ornament: "he bought chocolate novelties to decorate the Christmas tree" Similar knickknacktrinketbaubletoytriflegewgawgimcrackornamentcuriositymementosouvenirkickshawarchaic:gaudfolderol

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French novelte, from novel ‘new, fresh’ (see novel2).

   Scrabble Points: 13

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