Meaning & Definition of Novel in English
English⟶
Novel
/nɑvəl/
noun
1. An extended fictional work in prose
- Usually in the form of a story
synonym:
- novel
2. A printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction
- "His bookcases were filled with nothing but novels"
- "He burned all the novels"
synonym:
- novel
adjective
1. Original and of a kind not seen before
- "The computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem"
synonym:
- fresh,
- new,
- novel
2. Pleasantly new or different
- "Common sense of a most refreshing sort"
synonym:
- novel,
- refreshing
Examples of using
This novel is interesting for its village language.
She wrote an autobiographical novel.
He translated a Japanese novel into French.