# novelty

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈnɑvəlti/ · frequency rank #11,925

## Definitions
1. The state of being new or novel; newness.
2. A new product; an innovation.
3. A small mass-produced trinket.
4. In novelty theory, newness, density of complexification, and dynamic change as opposed to static habituation.
5. An opening move played for the first time ever (in high-level chess).

## Etymology
From Middle English novelte, from Old French novelté (Modern French nouveauté), from the adjective novel, ultimately from Latin novellus. By surface analysis, novel + -ty.

## Easily confused with
- **novel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/novel-vs-novelty)
- **novels** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/novels-vs-novelty)
- **novella** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/novella-vs-novelty)

## Common misspellings (11)
`nnovelty`, `noevlty`, `novellty`, `noveltty`, `noveltyy`, `novelyt`, `novetly`, `novlety`, `novvelty`, `nvoelty`, `onvelty`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/novelty