All 5 Uses of
novel
in
Arrowsmith
- To him, death and furious doctors had small novelty.†
Chpt 15 (definition 1)
- He arranged for a number of novel features.
Chpt 23 (definition 1) *novel = new and original
- But the first of these was the more novel to him.
Chpt 37 (definition 1)
Uses with a very common or rare meaning:
- With a deprecatory "Would you really like to hear about 'em—you needn't be polite, you know!" he dashed into an exposition of his experiments, drawing sketches on the blank spaces in newspaper advertisements, on the back of a wedding invitation, on the flyleaf of a presentation novel, looking at Martin apologetically, learned yet gay.†
Chpt 26 (definition 2)
- She so joyfully demanded his finding some fault that, to give her the novel pleasure of being meek, he suggested that the centrifuge was inadequate.†
Chpt 39 (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.