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novelty

/ˈnɑvəlti/noun3 syllables

Novelty means: cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing.

Synonyms for novelty8

noun, as in cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing

bangle, bauble, gaud, gewgaw, fallal, trinket

noun, as in originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel

freshness

noun, as in originality by virtue of being new and surprising

freshness

noun, as in a small inexpensive mass-produced article

knickknack

What does novelty mean?4

noun

1

cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing

2

originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel

3

originality by virtue of being new and surprising

4

a small inexpensive mass-produced article

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Novelty in a sentence

  • Some people prefer conformity, while others seek novelty.weihaiping
  • As the days dragged on, the novelty wore off.Hybrid
  • It was an adventure at first, but the novelty soon wore off.sundown
  • Back when it was first introduced, the telephone was quite the novelty.ddnktr
  • The media had attempted to pigeonhole the indie rock band as a mere novelty.illiterate
  • Among the new ideas was one especially captivating in its novelty.AlanF_US
  • I put my Einstein novelty underwear on backwards twice today.Eccles17
  • A novelty wears off in time.shekitten

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of novelty

as a noun

plural
novelties