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    Novelesca (en. Novelesque)

    /no.βe.'les.ka/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    adjective
    That resembles or corresponds to the style of a novel.
    His life has taken a novelesque turn since he moved to the city.
    Su vida ha tomado un giro novelesco desde que se mudó a la ciudad.
    That is extravagant or improbable like a fictional tale.
    The story he told was so novelesque that no one believed it.
    La historia que contó era tan novelesca que nadie la creyó.
    Reference to something that seems taken from a novel, unrealistic.
    The proposal they made to him had a novelesque air.
    La propuesta que le hicieron tenía un aire novelesco.

    Etymology

    Derived from 'novel' in Spanish, related to works of narrative fiction.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    novelesque story
    A story that seems incredible or fantastical.
    historia novelesca
    novelesque aspect
    An aspect that seems taken from a novel.
    aspecto novelesco
    novelesque life
    A life full of extraordinary and dramatic incidents.
    vida novelesca

    Related Words

    novel
    Literary work in prose that narrates a fictional story.
    novela
    narrative
    Account or chronicle of events, real or imaginary.
    narrativa
    fiction
    Invented narratives that are not real.
    ficción

    Slang Meanings

    Absurd or ridiculous situation, like out of a novel.
    The argument at the party took a novelesque turn when they started shouting.
    La discusión en la fiesta tomó un giro novelesco cuando empezaron a gritar.
    Very unusual story that seems created by an author.
    What happened last night seems taken from a novelesque story.
    Lo que pasó anoche parece sacado de una historia novelesca.