Thesaurus results for NOVELETTE

novelette

noun

ˌnä-və-ˈlet

Definition of novelette

as in novella

a work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel bought a collection of his novels and novelettes

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Recent Examples of novelette Alfred Hitchcock turned one of Woolrich’s novelettes into Rear Window, for which Woolrich was paid the grand sum of $650. — Sam Kashner, Air Mail, 12 Apr. 2025 The next year, Hao Jingfang became the first Chinese woman to win a Hugo, for her novelette Folding Beijing. — Yi-Ling Liu, Wired, 9 Mar. 2021 Flash fiction, short stories, and novelettes don’t usually get the same amount of attention as their longer counterparts, which is a shame. — Andrew Liptak, The Verge, 15 Nov. 2018

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Check out the Cannery Row Monument, then read John Steinbeck’s novella named after the waterfront street.

— Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 20 July 2026
Fans of the graphic novel series may notice the storyline is not exactly what’s in the 2015 novella — a choice that made sense for their screen incarnations, says Oseman.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026

Definition of novella

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At 55, the Academy Award–winning actor had to train hard and eat right to maintain the body of a hero worthy of a generation-spanning epic tale.

— Max Berlinger, Vogue, 20 July 2026
But even within the movie’s powerful melodrama sits a secondary tale of fascistic process, one that speaks truth to power through implication and whisper.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 July 2026

Definition of tale

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In the comics and his origin story movie, Johnny sells his soul to the devil Mephisto in order to cure his father’s cancer.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 26 July 2026
Homeowners at The Club at Brickell Bay, a 43-story condo that’s a popular Airbnb destination, had scheduled a visit from city code compliance inspectors who planned to gather evidence of hazardous building code and short-term rental violations.

— Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026

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