Associations to the word «Novel»

Wiktionary

NOVEL, adjective. New, original, especially in an interesting way
NOVEL, noun. (obsolete) A novelty; something new. [15th-18th c.]
NOVEL, noun. (now historical) A fable; a short tale, especially one of many making up a larger work. [from 16th c.]
NOVEL, noun. A work of prose fiction, longer than a short story. [from 17th c.]
NOVEL, noun. (classical studies) (historical) A new legal constitution in ancient Rome. [from 17th c.]

Dictionary definition

NOVEL, noun. An extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story.
NOVEL, noun. A printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction; "his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels"; "he burned all the novels".
NOVEL, adjective. Original and of a kind not seen before; "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem".
NOVEL, adjective. Pleasantly new or different; "common sense of a most refreshing sort".

Wise words

Love. Fall in love and stay in love. Write only what you love, and love what you write. The key word is love. You have to get up in the morning and write something you love, something to live for.
Ray Bradbury