novelty
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈnɑːvəlti/
- The shop specializes in selling novelty items like colorful mugs and funny T-shirts.
- novelty item
- such novelties
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Watch on YouTubeNow, some people might say the Lumio is a novelty item, but to those people I would say this.
- Now, some people might say the Lumio is a novelty item, but to those people I would say this.
- Danny is the CEO of Danny's novelty trundle wheels.
- It's that every holiday, birthday, Christmas, people give me novelty socks.
- On the floor lie two half empty water bottles, a novelty bottle of tequila with a glass cactus inside, and a pet food dispenser.
- Giant novelty scissors, tiny scissors that fit in the purse, you know, medical scissors, you know, craft scissors, like like there's just hundreds of versions.
- It has a slightly larger diameter, so it felt kind of, you know, novelty sized in the hand.
Examples
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I really bought it as kind of a novelty, and the novelty has passed faster than I expected.
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The pen worked and also enjoyed some modest success as a novelty item back here on Earth.
Academic text (1998) -
I should hire this dog to work at my novelty store.
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Why did you buy so many novelty teeth?
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Do those novelty socks go all the way up?
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But he had a fish, one of those rubber novelty gifts.
Fiction book (1996) -
Something else that London is known for are these antique novelty candy shops.
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You were selling novelty products in Wichita when I was born.
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Now, three years later, it was still both a novelty and a prized possession.
Fiction book (1998) -
Maybe you'll end up wanting to pick up some ice cream confections or novelties for yourself.
Synonyms
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1.0
An object that makes something look more attractive
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3.5
A small cheap object that people keep for decoration or as a gift
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5.0
An unusual object that people keep because it is rare or interesting
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4.2
A small cheap object people keep to decorate a home
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6.7
A small, cheap piece of jewelry worn for decoration
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8.4
An unusual small object people collect because it is interesting, often from trips or old shops
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9.9
A small, cheap ornament that looks showy but has little value
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9.9
Cheap objects that look nice but have little value
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4.1
Small decorative things made and sold to be given as presents
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9.9
A small cheap shiny decoration worn on clothing
A small, cheap bright decoration that people wear on clothing or hats
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Etymology
Novelty also came to mean a small, showy object because shops sold items that were novel, from the root novus meaning 'new', and people called these little, new things 'novelties'.