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novelty

novelty

47 4.7
Something new or different that seems interesting
  • noun
  • /ˈnɑːvəlti/
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  • And so we seek out variety or novelty, and we avoid uncertainty.
  • novelty wears off
  • introduce novelty
  • novelty and excitement

And you need novelty and you hate routine.

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Examples

  • And we tend to like novelty, but only in certain in certain doses.

  • It's hard to overstate the novelty of Professor Nadazan's study.

  • But in reality, I think the novelty may wear off.

  • Kind of lost its novelty out here.

  • And you need novelty and you hate routine.

  • Now this will be quite a novelty for you, Mick.

  • Sensation seeking is defined as the desire to seek novelty and take risks.

  • The first characteristic is novelty, and most definitions of creativity start here.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Divergent thinkers like to follow the novelty of an idea and see where it leads.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The children were excited by the novelty of the new playground equipment.

Synonyms

innovation
vsnovelty
310 3.9

Bringing in new ideas or ways of doing things

is the general quality of being new or different rather than the act
originality
vsnovelty
30 4.5

A quality of being new and different in ideas and not copied from others

stresses newness and surprise more than creative process
uniqueness
vsnovelty
25 4.1

Being the only one of its kind

focuses on newness and originality rather than sole existence
newness
vsnovelty
12 1.9

A thing that has not been seen or used before

adds originality and surprise beyond merely being recent
freshness
vsnovelty
5 2.5

The quality of being new and original

focuses more on being interestingly different rather than simple recent quality
distinctiveness
vsnovelty
4 6.0

A quality that makes someone or something stand out from others

emphasises newness and originality more than mere difference
singularity
vsnovelty
4 7.7

Being very different from other people or things

has a broader idea of being new, creative, or surprising
unconventionality
vsnovelty
1 7.5

Doing things in a new or unusual way

centres on being new or surprising rather than rule breaking
innovativeness
vsnovelty
1 6.7

Thinking of new ideas and using new ways to do things

is broader, covering newness even without deliberate introduction
distinctness
vsnovelty
1 5.6

Being clearly different from others

focuses on originality and interesting new qualities rather than separation
unprecedentedness
vsnovelty
8.8

The state of something that has never happened before

is similar but can include less extreme forms of newness
exceptionality
vsnovelty
7.7

A quality of being very different or much better than normal

is narrower, focusing specifically on new, original, and surprising quality

Antonyms

3 4.1

A state of being usual and not special

1 3.9

Food, air, or other things that are no longer fresh and smell bad

Compounds

1 3.3

A shop that sells small, unusual or funny gifts

How New

breakthrough
242 3.9
innovation
310 3.9
novelty
47 4.7
originality
30 4.5
newness
12 1.9

Surface Forms

novelty singular
novelties plural

Morphology

novelty = novel (transparent) = novel + ty

Clear noun formation from the adjective 'novel' using the productive suffix '-ty' to express 'the state or quality of being new'; the meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

Novelty comes from the Latin root novus meaning 'new' and the same root appears in novice. So a novelty is the 'newness' or fresh, original quality that makes something interesting.