Definition
The quality of being new, unusual, or different. It can also mean a small, often silly or decorative object that is mainly valued for being fun or unusual.
Etymology
From Old French “novelte,” from Latin “novitas,” meaning “newness,” from “novus” (new). It developed both a serious sense (“newness”) and a playful one (“small fun item”).
Kelly Says
Humans are wired to pay attention to novelty—new sounds, new faces, new apps—which is why “novelty” sells so well in marketing. Those little “novelty items” at gift shops are tiny traps for our brain’s love of “new.”
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Novelty
noh-veh-lah-tee
CACatalà
novetat
noh-veh-tat
CSČeština
novinka
noh-vee-nka
DEDeutsch
Neuheit
n-oy-hayt
ESEspañol
novedad
noh-ve-dad
FRFrançais
nouveauté
noo-vuh-te
HIहिन्दी
नई चीज़
nay cheez
HUMagyar
újesség
ooj-esh-eg
IDBahasa Indonesia
keunikan
k-u-ni-kan
ITItaliano
novità
noh-vee-ta
KMKM
កម្មវិធី
kam-mo-vith-ee
MSBahasa Melayu
keunikan
k-u-ni-kan
NLNederlands
originaliteit
oh-ree-gih-nah-li-teyt
PLPolski
nowość
noh-vosch
PTPortuguês
novidade
noh-ve-dah-deh
RORomână
noutate
noo-ta-teh
RUРусский
новшество
nov-sheh-st-vo
SWKiswahili
ujumbe
oo-jum-beh
TAதமிழ்
புதுமையான
pu-thu-mai-yaan
TRTürkçe
yenilik
yen-i-lik
UKУкраїнська
новинка
no-vee-nka
VITiếng Việt
sự mới mẻ
su moi me
ZUZU
ukuthula
koo-thoo-lah