novelty

noun

nov·el·ty ˈnä-vəl-tē

plural novelties

Synonyms of novelty next

: something new or unusual

the novelty of a self-driving car

: the quality or state of being novel : newness

an uncritical acceptance of novelty as advance—

H. M. Jones

A toy's novelty soon wears off.

: a small manufactured article intended mainly for personal or household adornment

—usually used in plural

Disney novelties filled the shelves.

: something (such as a song or food item) that provides often fleeting amusement and is often based on a theme

—often used attributively

The movie included a few novelty songs.

Examples of novelty in a Sentence

the novelty of space exploration Electric-powered cars are still novelties. Eating shark meat is a novelty to many people.

Recent Examples on the Web What Cassandro never does, however, is view its over-the-top hero as a campy joke or a novelty or a saint — all of which might have been the de facto route in the hands of other, less empathetic filmmakers. —

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2023 Back in 2009, Tavi Gevinson—a thirteen-year-old fashion prodigy with a blog called Style Rookie—was a novelty in the front rows of New York Fashion Week. —

The New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2023 The novelty was certainly on display, even on a rainy day that gives you the feeling there’s still more to show given the field conditions and a slick football. —

Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2023 Concerts are a novelty for some artists, which helps explain why scores of fans travel from all over the world to catch them performing live. —

Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2023 In a novelty, Francis has allowed laypeople including women to have a vote alongside bishops on specific proposals that will be put forward for the pope’s consideration. —

Nicole Winfield, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2023 The novelty of the rotary knob/display combination is fun and catches your attention, but its limited customization keeps it as more of an aesthetic gimmick than a useful tool like the Logitech Craft's dial. —

PCMAG, 15 Sep. 2023 Texas residents may be asked to conserve again during the eclipse, and the novelty of the event could help overcome grid alert fatigue amid a summer of near-record heat for the state. —

Bloomberg Wire, Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2023 Opened in May 2021, the 200-room property has a feeling of novelty paired with an unequivocal sense of place. —

Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2023 See More

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