All 3 Uses of
novel
in
Great Expectations
- Every Christmas Day he presented himself, as a profound novelty, with exactly the same words, and carrying the two bottles like dumb-bells.†
p. 24.5novelty = the quality of being new and original
- However novel and peculiar this testimony of attachment, I did not doubt the accuracy of the interpretation.
p. 139.9 *novel = new and original
- With all the novelty of my emancipation on me, I went to church with Joe, and thought perhaps the clergyman wouldn't have read that about the rich man and the kingdom of Heaven, if he had known all.†
p. 155.4novelty = the quality of being new and original
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) meaning too common or too rare to warrant focus:
More commonly, novel is used as a noun to refer to a 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.