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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Novelty

'Novelty' means 'innovative' or 'innovation'?
  

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Neither. It can be either a noun or an adjective, and means something new or unique, or, in the case of items, can mean something that is just decorative and not really useful. examples: Attending an event on a school night was a novelty to the children, and they were very excited by this change in routine.

  • Neither.
  • It can be either a noun or an adjective, and means something new or unique, or, in the case of items, can mean something that is just decorative and not really useful.
  • examples: Attending an event on a school night was a novelty to the children, and they were very excited by this change in routine.
  • Jim picked up some novelty items in a souvenir shop to take home to his children.
  • I think you may be confusing it with one use of novel, that does mean new and could, in context, encompass innovative.
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Neither. It can be either a noun or an adjective, and means something new or unique, or, in the case of items, can mean something that is just decorative and not really useful.

examples:

Attending an event on a school night was a novelty to the children, and they were very excited by this change in routine.

Jim picked up some novelty items in a souvenir shop to take ho

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