Novelty
WordNet
noun
(1) Cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
(2) A small inexpensive mass-produced article
(3) Originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
(4) Originality by virtue of being new and surprising
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The state of being new or novel; newness.
- A new product; an innovation.
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 10.
- Reconciling profound enquiry with clearness, and truth with novelty.
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 10.
- A small mass-produced trinket.
- In novelty theory, newness, density of complexification, and dynamic change as opposed to static habituation.