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

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.