novel

Meanings

Adjective

• Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new.
• Original, especially in an interesting way; new and striking; not of the typical or ordinary type.

Noun

• A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella.
• A fable; a short tale, especially one of many making up a larger work.
• A novelty; something new.
• A new legal constitution in ancient Rome.

Origin

• From Middle English novel, from Old French novel ("new, fresh, recent, recently made or done, strange, rare") (modern nouvel, nouveau), from Latin novellus ("new, fresh, young, modern"), diminutive of novus. nouveau.
• Borrowed from Italian novella, from Latin novella, feminine of novellus. novella
• From Middle English novel, from Old French novelle, from Latin novella, feminine of novellus.
• Borrowed from Latin novella, feminine of novellus.