novel
Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new.
Adjective 2 meanings
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.
Noun 1 meaning
A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella.
Etymology
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.
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NOVEL at a glance
NOVEL has 5 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (N 1 + O 1 + V 4 + E 1 + L 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,305 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with novel
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- NAVEL8
- HOVEL11
- NEVEL8
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