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Novelty — ist der Name mehrerer Orte in den Vereinigten Staaten: Novelty (Missouri) Novelty (Ohio) Novelty (Washington) Sonstiges: Novelty (Schiff), Dampfschiff Novelty (Lokomotive), frühe britische Dampflokomotive Novelty Song, Liedgattung Café Novelty,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
novelty — nov·el·ty / nä vəl tē/ n pl ties: the quality or state of being new: quality of being different from anything in prior existence satisfied the requirement of novelty for a patent on the design Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster … Law dictionary
novelty — nov‧el‧ty [ˈnɒvlti ǁ ˈnɑː ] noun novelties PLURALFORM [countable usually plural] a new, unusual product which is cheap to produce and will probably only be popular with customers for a short time: • a shop selling cheap toys, gifts, and… … Financial and business terms
Novelty — Novelty, MO U.S. village in Missouri Population (2000): 119 Housing Units (2000): 66 Land area (2000): 0.276614 sq. miles (0.716426 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.276614 sq. miles (0.716426 sq … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Novelty, MO — U.S. village in Missouri Population (2000): 119 Housing Units (2000): 66 Land area (2000): 0.276614 sq. miles (0.716426 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.276614 sq. miles (0.716426 sq. km) FIPS… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Novelty — Nov el*ty, n.; pl. {Novelties}. [OF. novelt[ e], F. nouveaut[ e], L. novellitas.] 1. The quality or state of being novel; newness; freshness; recentness of origin or introduction. [1913 Webster] Novelty is the great parent of pleasure. South.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Novelty — [englisch/amerikanisch, nɔvltɪ, eigentlich »Neuheit«], auch Novelty Song, in den Zwanzigerjahren in den USA aufgekommene Bezeichnung für den Schlager nach Art der serienmäßigen Tin Pan Alley Produktionen (Tin Pan Alley) … Universal-Lexikon
novelty — (n.) late 14c., quality of being new, also a new manner or fashion, an innovation; something new or unusual, from O.Fr. noveleté newness, innovation, change; news, new fashion (Mod.Fr. nouveauté), from novel new (see NOVEL (Cf. novel) (adj.)).… … Etymology dictionary
novelty — [n1] newness, originality change, crazy*, creation, dernier cri*, freshness, innovation, last word*, modernity, mutation, newfangled contraption, oddball, oddity, original, origination, permutation, recentness, sport*, strangeness, surprise,… … New thesaurus
novelty — ► NOUN (pl. novelties) 1) the quality of being novel. 2) a new or unfamiliar thing. 3) a small and inexpensive toy or ornament. 4) (before another noun ) intended to be amusingly striking or unusual: a novelty teapot … English terms dictionary
novelty — [näv′əl tē] n. pl. novelties [ME novelte < OFr noveleté < LL novellitas] 1. the quality of being novel; newness; freshness 2. something new, fresh, or unusual; change; innovation 3. a small, often cheap, cleverly made article, usually for… … English World dictionary
