novelesque
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9.0
Having the feel of a long, detailed story with many characters and events
- adjective
- /ˌnɒv.əˈlɛsk/
- Literature
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novelesco
- This was simultaneously accompanied by a questioning of the authenticity and historical authority of the texts that employed them, which were often stigmatized with the labels of novelesque, utopian, and imaginative.
Examples
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The author crafted a novelesque tale filled with rich characters and unexpected twists.
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Her life story had a novelesque quality, with dramatic events and a wide cast of personalities.
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The film was praised for its novelesque style, drawing viewers into a detailed and imaginative world.
Synonyms
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6.0
Telling imagined events in a long, detailed way like a story
focuses on broader storylike qualities such as length, many characters, and drama
How Novelistic
Surface Forms
novelesque positive
Morphology
Etymology
The word novelesque comes from novel, meaning 'a long fictional story', and the ending -esque, which means 'in the style of'. So novelesque describes something that feels like a novel, that is long, detailed, and full of characters and drama.