Synonyms of novelette

novelette

noun

ˌnä-və-ˈlet 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• novella
• tale
• story
• narrative
• yarn
• short story
• history
• joke
• fable
• romance
• myth
• anecdote
• parable
• record
• legend
• bedtime story
• annals
• report
• fairy tale
• exemplum
• chronicle
• folktale
• account

Example Sentences

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