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novel

adjective noun

pleasantly new or different

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
N
Ends with
L
Contains
OV
Scrabble score
8
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Definitions

adjective

  1. pleasantly new or different

    “common sense of a most refreshing sort”

adjective

  1. original and of a kind not seen before

    “the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem”

noun

  1. a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction

    “his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels”

noun

  1. an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

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Example Sentences

common sense of a most refreshing sort
the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem
his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels
he burned all the novels

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