All 5 Uses of
novel
in
Man And Superman
- Nothing is new in these matters except their novelties: for instance, it is a novelty to call Justification by Faith "Wille," and Justification by Works "Vorstellung."†
Chpt Ded. (definition 1)
- The sole use of the novelty is that you and I buy and read Schopenhaur's treatise on Will and Representation when we should not dream of buying a set of sermons on Faith versus Works.†
Chpt Ded. (definition 1)
- [shaking his head] The Sierra is no better than Bloomsbury when once the novelty has worn off.†
Chpt 3 (definition 1)
- Granted that the great Life Force has hit on the device of the clockmaker's pendulum, and uses the earth for its bob; that the history of each oscillation, which seems so novel to us the actors, is but the history of the last oscillation repeated; nay more, that in the unthinkable infinitude of time the sun throws off the earth and catches it again a thousand times as a circus rider throws up a ball, and that the total of all our epochs is but the moment between the toss and the catch,…
Chpt 3 (definition 1) *novel = new and original
Uses with a very common or rare meaning:
- A six shillin novel sort o woman, all but the cookin.†
Chpt 3 (definition 2) *
Definitions:
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(1) (novel as in: a novel situation) new and original -- typically something considered good
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(2) (meaning too common or rare to warrant focus) More commonly, novel is used as a noun to refer to work of fiction that is published as a book. In the form novelty, the word can refer to an inexpensive, mass-produced item of interest such as a toy, trinket, or item given away to advertise.