novel
/ˈnɒvəl/ · adj
Meaning
- Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new.
- Original, especially in an interesting way; new and striking; not of the typical or ordinary type.
- A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella.
- A fable; a short tale, especially one of many making up a larger work.
- A novelty; something new.
- A new legal constitution in ancient Rome.
Etymology / origin
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.
- novellus(Latin)→
- novel(Old French)→
- novel(Middle English)→
- *new- (new)(ine-pro)→
- novel (English)
- Relations: root, inh, der, der
Related words
Descendant words
- নভেল(Bengali) (bor)
- nobhail(Scottish Gaelic) (bor)
- நாவல்(Tamil) (bor)
- నవల(Telugu) (bor)
- นวนิยาย(Thai) (calque)
- nCoV(Translingual) (der)
- ناول(Urdu) (bor)
- nofel(Welsh) (bor)
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