1novel1 (ˈnɒvəll
)
Definitions
noun
- an extended work in prose, either fictitious or partly so, dealing with character, action, thought, etc, esp in the form of a story
- See the novel
- (usually plural) obsolete a short story or novella, as one of those in the a short story or novella, as one of those in the Decameron of Boccaccio
Word Origin
C15: from Old French novelle, from Latin novella (narrātiō) new (story); see novel²2novel2 (ˈnɒvəll)
Definitions
adjective
- of a kind not seen before; fresh; new; original ⇒
a novel suggestion
Word Origin
C15: from Latin novellus new, diminutive of novus newSynonyms
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3novel3 (ˈnɒvəll)
Definitions
noun
- Roman law a new decree or an amendment to an existing statute See also Novels
Quotations
"Yes - oh dear yes - the novel tells a story"
"There are three rules for writing the novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are"
"novel: a short story padded"
"If you try to nail anything down in the novel, either it kills the novel, or the novel gets up and walks away with the nail"
Translations
- British English:
novel
A novel is a book containing a long story about imaginary people and events....a novel by a famous author.ˈnɒvl NOUN ...a novel by a famous author.
- Spanish:
novela
nf
- French:
roman
nm
- German:
Roman
nm
- Chinese: 小说 n
- Arabic: رِوَايَةٌ n
- Portuguese: romance nm
- Russian: роман nm
- Croatian: roman nm
- Czech: román nm
- Danish: roman nutr
- Dutch: roman nm
- Finnish: romaani n
- Greek: μυθιστόρημα nnt
- Italian: romanzo nm
- Japanese: 小説 n
- Korean: 소설 n
- Norwegian: roman nm
- Polish: powieść nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: romance nm
- European Spanish:
novela
nf
- Swedish: roman nutr
- Thai: นิยาย n
- Turkish: roman n
- Vietnamese: tiểu thuyết n
Usage examples
There wasn't even a half-finished novel in the bottom drawer.
, A Conviction of Guilt (1993)A novel plastic made by compressing a powdered mixture of two polymers has been produced at room temperature for the first time.
New Scientist (2003)Such questions are raised by novelist Paul Magrs, in his 12th published novel , Strange Boy.
Irish Times (2002)The unrelenting comic invention, however, does not disguise that this is a novel imbued with a heavy sense of guilt.
Glasgow Herald (2001)De Niro was in Vancouver shooting an adaptation of Tobias Wolff's novel One Boy's Life, with British director Michael Caton-Jones.
, DE NIRO: A Biography (2002)