English Explanatory Dictionary

novity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An innovation; a novelty.
  2. Novelty; newness.

Pronunciation

nŏʹvĭtĭ /ˈnɒvɪtɪ/ nŏʹvĭti /ˈnɑvɪti/ En-us-novity.ogg

Word forms

novity novities novitee nouite nouitee novite nouitie novitie nouity

Etymology

Inherited from the Middle English novitē (“an innovative practice”), borrowed from Middle French novité (“novelty, change, innovation”), from the Latin novitās (“newness, novelty; rareness, strangeness; newness of rank; reformation”); cognate with the Italian novità, the Portuguese novidade, the Romanian noutate, and the Spanish novedad.

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