SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
novel
adjective
New or unusually original.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
New or original
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Usage distinction
Return to topNovel emphasizes newness or originality; unfamiliar only means the observer has not encountered it before.
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See novel in use
Her novel approach arranged the collection by recurring images rather than by date.
For a fictional science-fiction book display, a trainee proposed a novel arrangement that let visitors follow a character's choices through several shelves.
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