All 5 Uses of
novel
in
Cyrano de Bergerac
- A MARQUIS: A novelty!†
Act 1novelty = the quality of being new and original
- CYRANO (coming nearer, passionately):
Ay, a new tone! In the tender, sheltering dusk
I dare to be myself for once,--at last!
(He stops, falters):
What say I? I know not!--Oh, pardon me--
It thrills me,--'tis so sweet, so novel. . .Act 3 *novel = pleasantly new and original
- So novel?
Act 3novel = new and original
Uses with a meaning too common or too rare to warrant foucs:
- Each glance of thine awakes in me a virtue,— A novel, unknown valor.†
Act 3 *
- Cyrano follows him, ready to stop him by force): Six novel methods, all, this brain invented!†
Act 3
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.