novelty

nov·el·ty  (nvl-t)

n. pl. nov·el·ties

1. The quality of being novel; newness.

2. Something new and unusual; an innovation.

3. A small mass-produced article, such as a toy or trinket.

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novelty [ˈnɒv^əltɪ]

n pl -ties

1.

a.  the quality of being new and fresh and interesting

b.  (as modifier) novelty value

2. a new or unusual experience or occurrence

3. (often plural) a small usually cheap new toy, ornament, or trinket

[from Old French novelté; see novel²]

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Novelty

See also fads.

cainophobia

an abnormal fear of novelty. Also called cainotophobia.

esoterica

a collection of items of a special, rare, novel, or unusual quality.

esotericism

1. the holding of secret doctrines; the practice of limiting knowledge to a small group.
2. an interest in items of a special, rare, novel, or unusual quality. Also esoterism. — esoterist, n.

griffinism

1. the condition of being a griffin, or new arrival from Britain, in India.
2. behavior characteristic of a griffin.

kainomania

a mania for novelty.

misoneism

a hatred of novelty. Also called neophobia.

neolatry

Rare. the worship of novelty. — neolater, n.

neophilism

philoneism.

neophobia

misoneism.

neoterist

an innovator, expecially a coiner of new words.

philoneism

an excessive love of novelty. Also called neophilism.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	novelty - originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel freshness originality - the quality of being new and original (not derived from something else)
	2.	novelty - originality by virtue of being new and surprising freshness originality - the ability to think and act independently
	3.	novelty - a small inexpensive mass-produced article knickknack article - one of a class of artifacts; "an article of clothing"
	4.	novelty - cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing fallal, gaud, gewgaw, trinket, bangle, bauble adornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness trinketry - trinkets and other ornaments of dress collectively

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novelty

noun

1. newness, originality, freshness, innovation, surprise, uniqueness, strangeness, unfamiliarity The radical puritanism of Conceptual art and Minimalism had lost its novelty.

2. curiosity, marvel, rarity, oddity, wonder In those days a motor car was still a novelty.

3. trinket, souvenir, memento, bauble, bagatelle, gimcrack, trifle, gewgaw, knick-knack At Easter, we give them plastic eggs filled with small toys, novelties and coins.

Quotations
"A "new thinker", when studied closely, is merely a man who does not know what other people have thought" [F.M. Colby]

Translations

novelty [ˈnɒvəltɪ]

A. N (= quality, thing) → novedad f
once the novelty has worn off → cuando pase la novedad

B. CPD novelty value N → novedad f

novelty [ˈnɒv^əlti] n

(quality of being new and interesting) → nouveauté f
Once the novelty has worn off → Une fois passé l'attrait de nouveauté ...

(new and interesting thing or situation) → nouveauté f
to be a novelty → être une nouveauté

(= cheap toy or ornament) → gadget m

novelty

n

(= newness) → Neuheit f; once the novelty has worn off → wenn der Reiz des Neuen or der Neuheit vorbei ist

(= innovation) → Neuheit f, → Novum nt; it was quite a novelty → das war etwas ganz Neues, das war ein Novum

(Comm: = trinket) → Krimskrams m

novelty [ˈnɒv/əltɪ] n

a. no pl → novità

b. (Comm) → oggettino, ninnolo