novelty

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see also: Novelty

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Pronunciation

• (GA) IPA: /ˈnɑvəlti/
• (RP) IPA: /ˈnɒvəlti/

Noun

novelty

1. The state of being new or novel; newness.
2. A new product; an innovation.
   • 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 10.

     Reconciling profound enquiry with clearness, and truth with novelty.

3. A small mass-produced trinket.
4. In novelty theory, newness, density of complexification, and dynamic change as opposed to static habituation.

Translations

• French: nouveauté
• German: Neuheit, Neuartigkeit
• Italian: novità
• Portuguese: novidade
• Russian: новизна́
• Spanish: novedad

Translations

• French: nouveauté
• German: Neuheit, neues Produkt, Krimskrams
• Italian: novità
• Portuguese: novidade
• Russian: нови́нка
• Spanish: novedad

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Novelty

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Proper noun

1. A village in Missouri.

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