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Definitions for Novel

[1] a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes.
[2] (formerly) novella(def 1) .
[3] of a new kind; different from anything seen or known before: a novel idea.
[4] Roman Law . an imperial enactment subsequent and supplementary to an imperial compilation and codification of authoritative legal materials. Usually Novels , imperial enactments subsequent to the promulgation of Justinian's Code and supplementary to it: one of the four divisions of the Corpus Juris Civilis.
[5] Civil Law . an amendment to a statute.
[6] an extended work in prose, either fictitious or partly so, dealing with character, action, thought, etc, esp in the form of a story
[7] the novel the literary genre represented by novels
[8] (usually plural) obsolete a short story or novella, as one of those in the Decameron of Boccaccio
[9] of a kind not seen before; fresh; new; original a novel suggestion
[10] Roman law a new decree or an amendment to an existing statute See also Novels

Words related to Novel

different, unusual, offbeat, strange, innovative, unique, odd, peculiar, story, yarn, fiction, tale, narrative, prose, paperback, novella, avant-garde, now, contemporary, singular

Words nearby Novel

novara, novated lease, novation, novato, novaya zemlya, novel, novelese, novelette, novelettish, novelist, novelistic

Origin of Novel

31605–15; < Late Latin novella (constitūtiō ) a new (regulation, order). See novel2

Other words from Novel

nov·el·like , adjective

Word origin for Novel

C15: from Latin novellus new, diminutive of novus new

Synonyms for Novel

different, innovative, odd, offbeat, peculiar, strange, unique, unusual, avant-garde, contemporary, now, recent, singular, at cutting edge, atypical, breaking new ground, far cry, fresh, funky, just out, modernistic, neoteric, new-fashioned, newfangled, rare, uncommon, unfamiliar