novel

²novel

noun

Definition of NOVEL

1

: an invented prose narrative that is usually long and complex and deals especially with human experience through a usually connected sequence of events

2

: the literary genre consisting of novels

— nov·el·is·tic \ˌnä-və-ˈlis-tik\ adjective

— nov·el·is·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Origin of NOVEL

Italian novella

First Known Use: 1639

Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, coda, doggerel, euphemism, poesy, prosody