novelty

[NovĀ·el*ty]

Novelty is a newness or refreshing quality. Many college freshmen enjoy the novelty of living on their own until it comes time to do that first load of laundry.

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The quality or state of being novel; newness; freshness; recentness of origin or introduction.

Noun
cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing

Noun
a small inexpensive mass-produced article

Noun
originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel

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originality by virtue of being new and surprising


n.
The quality or state of being novel; newness; freshness; recentness of origin or introduction.

n.
Something novel; a new or strange thing.


Novelty

Nov"el*ty , n.; pl. Novelties . [OF. novelt'82, F. nouveaut'82, L. novellitas.] 1. The quality or state of being novel; newness; freshness; recentness of origin or introduction.
Novelty is the great parent of pleasure.
2. Something novel; a new or strange thing.

The quality or state of being novel; newness; freshness; recentness of origin or introduction.

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Usage Examples

A lot of why I do something is just the novelty of the experience.

Therefore, when I considered this carefully, the contempt which I had to fear because of the novelty and apparent absurdity of my view, nearly induced me to abandon utterly the work I had begun.

The principle that certain sins should not receive the Church's testimony of forgiveness was probably no novelty at all, but had been applied in various churches perhaps, however, with no strict consistency.

I grow plants for many reasons: to please my eye or to please my soul, to challenge the elements or to challenge my patience, for novelty or for nostalgia, but mostly for the joy in seeing them grow.

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Other Usage Examples

In my opinion, I think sarcasm and humor in a song, without turning it into a novelty song, is really charming.

To remove this obstacle I repeat or refer to such knowledge as has come under my notice, my own previously expressed views, and also describe and exhibit my last experiments and explain their novelty and utility.

The biggest novelty of 2013 will be new leadership in China. Very little is known about the views of the new leaders - who will rule the country for ten years. But we do know they're the first generation of Chinese leaders who have spent the majority of their lives in a China 'opening up' to the rest of the world.

Women thrive on novelty and are easy meat for the commerce of fashion. Men prefer old pipes and torn jackets.

The radical novelty of modern science lies precisely in the rejection of the belief... that the forces which move the stars and atoms are contingent upon the preferences of the human heart.

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