novelty

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Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

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Definition

  1. noun originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
  2. noun originality by virtue of being new and surprising
  3. noun a small inexpensive mass-produced article

Etymology

From Middle English novelte, from Old French novelté (Modern French nouveauté), from the adjective novel, ultimately from Latin novellus. By surface analysis, novel + -ty.

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Synonyms

freshness

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