noun
Meaning 1
An innovation; a novelty.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
novity
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: nŏʹvĭtĭ
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈnɒvɪtɪ/
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General-American: nŏʹvĭti
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General-American: /ˈnɑvɪti/
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noun
Meaning 2
Novelty; newness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Inherited from the Middle English novitē (“an innovative practice”), borrowed from Middle French novité (“novelty, change, innovation”), from the Latin novitās (“newness, novelty; rareness, strangeness; newness of rank; reformation”); cognate with the Italian novità, the Portuguese novidade, the Romanian noutate, and the Spanish novedad.