Both Uses of
novel
in
Brave New World
- He had seen, for the first time in his life, the face of a girl whose cheeks were not the colour of chocolate or dogskin, whose hair was auburn and permanently waved, and whose expression (amazing novelty!) was one of benevolent interest.
p. 117..7novelty = new and original
- He sat for some time, meditatively frowning, then picked up his pen and wrote across the title-page: "The author's mathematical treatment of the conception of purpose is novel and highly ingenious, but heretical and, so far as the present social order is concerned, dangerous and potentially subversive."
p. 177..2 *novel = original
Definition:
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(novel as in: a novel situation) new and original -- typically something considered good