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novelty
[ nov-uhl-tee ]
noun
- state or quality of being novel, new, or unique; newness:
the novelty of a new job.
- a novel occurrence, experience, or proceeding:
His sarcastic witticisms had ceased being an entertaining novelty.
- an article of trade whose value is chiefly decorative, comic, or the like and whose appeal is often transitory:
a store catering to tourists who loaded up with souvenir pennants and other novelties.
adjective
- Textiles.
- (of a weave) consisting of a combination of basic weaves.
- (of a fabric or garment) having a pattern or design produced by a novelty weave.
- (of yarn) having irregularities within the fibrous structure.
- of or relating to novelties as articles of trade:
novelty goods; novelty items.
- having or displaying novelties:
novelty shop.
novelty
/ ˈɒəɪ /
noun
- the quality of being new and fresh and interesting
- ( as modifier )
novelty value
- a new or unusual experience or occurrence
- often plural a small usually cheap new toy, ornament, or trinket
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of novelty1
Example Sentences
When legal dispensaries first opened in Chicago, novelty alone was often enough.
But by jumping on the bandwagon and feeding the machine, the resulting image loses its novelty; there is no beauty or introspection, certainly no personality.
His inspiration appears more “childhood ducks” or novelty store rejects than, say, Rene Magritte or Lucian Freud.
Youn sells mostly kitchenwares and other novelties, including ceramic teapots made in Korea and bird boxes handcrafted in France.
So, some people like barber Damian are still enjoying the novelty of getting wired up only a year and a half ago.
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