novel

CEFRB1

/ˈnɒvəl/

noun · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A long fictional story in book form.

  2. 02

    adjective

    New and different from what is usual.

Examples

  • The following extract is taken from her new novel.

  • A novel idea occurred to me.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈnɒvl̩]
  • /ˈnavəl/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella.

  2. Original, especially in an interesting way; new and striking; not of the typical or ordinary type.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new.

More examples

In context

  • Have you finished reading the novel?

  • Libum is a cake made of Honey (sugar is a nouvelle, since the discovery of America), meale and oyle.

  • The normal and natural relationship of emperor and churchman was summed up by Justinian in one of his novels […]

Synonyms

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The researcher introduced a blank method for purifying water, which was completely unlike any previous technique.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English novel, from Old French novel (“new, fresh, recent, recently made or done, strange, rare”) (modern nouvel, nouveau), from Latin novellus (“new, fresh, young, modern”), diminutive of novus (“new”). Doublet of nouveau.