Novel — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɑːvəl/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɒvəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɒvəl/

2 syllables Say it as /nˈɑːvəl/.

Examples

his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels
he burned all the novels
the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fresh refreshing new

Parts of Speech

noun	an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
noun	a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction “his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels”
adjective	original and of a kind not seen before “the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem”
adjective	pleasantly new or different “common sense of a most refreshing sort”

Word Forms

novelist	noun	one who writes novels
novelette	noun	a short novel
freshness	noun	originality by virtue of being new and surprising

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Roman

ein umfangreiches fiktionales Werk in Prosa; meist in Form einer Geschichte

🇫🇷French

roman

une œuvre de fiction étendue en prose ; généralement sous la forme d'une histoire

🇪🇸Spanish

novedoso

una extensa obra de ficción en prosa; generalmente en forma de historia

🇮🇹Italian

romanzo

un'estesa opera di fantasia in prosa; di solito sotto forma di una storia

🇳🇱Dutch

roman

een uitgebreid fictief werk in proza; Meestal in de vorm van een verhaal

🇵🇹Portuguese

romance

uma extensa obra de ficção em prosa; geralmente na forma de uma história

🇷🇺Russian

роман

расширенное художественное произведение в прозе; обычно в форме рассказа

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उपन्यास

गद्य में एक विस्तारित काल्पनिक कार्य; आमतौर पर एक कहानी के रूप में

🇧🇩Bengali

উপন্যাস

গদ্যে একটি বর্ধিত কাল্পনিক কাজ; সাধারণত গল্প আকারে

🇮🇳Tamil

நாவல்

உரைநடையில் நீட்டிக்கப்பட்ட கற்பனைப் படைப்பு; பொதுவாக கதை வடிவில்

🇮🇳Telugu

నవల

గద్యంలో విస్తరించిన కాల్పనిక పని; సాధారణంగా కథ రూపంలో

🇮🇳Marathi

कादंबरी

गद्य मध्ये एक विस्तारित काल्पनिक काम; सहसा कथेच्या स्वरूपात

🇮🇳Gujarati

નવલકથા

ગદ્યમાં વિસ્તૃત કાલ્પનિક કાર્ય; સામાન્ય રીતે વાર્તાના રૂપમાં

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾದಂಬರಿ

ಗದ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಸ್ತೃತ ಕಾಲ್ಪನಿಕ ಕೆಲಸ; ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಕಥೆಯ ರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നോവൽ

ഗദ്യത്തിൽ ഒരു വിപുലീകൃത സാങ്കൽപ്പിക കൃതി; സാധാരണയായി ഒരു കഥയുടെ രൂപത്തിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਾਵਲ

ਗੱਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਸਤ੍ਰਿਤ ਕਾਲਪਨਿਕ ਕੰਮ; ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਕਹਾਣੀ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناول

نثر میں ایک توسیعی افسانوی کام؛ عام طور پر ایک کہانی کی شکل میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

小说

长篇小说散文作品；通常以故事的形式

🇯🇵Japanese

小説

散文で書かれた拡張されたフィクション作品。通常は物語の形で

🇰🇷Korean

소설

산문으로 된 확장된 허구 작품; 보통 이야기 형식으로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cuốn tiểu thuyết

một tác phẩm hư cấu mở rộng bằng văn xuôi; thường ở dạng một câu chuyện

🇹🇭Thai

นิยาย

งานสวมเพิ่มเติมในร้อยแก้ว; มักจะอยู่ในรูปแบบของเรื่องราว

🇵🇭Filipino

nobela

isang pinahabang kathang-isip na gawain sa tuluyan; karaniwang nasa anyo ng isang kuwento

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رواية

عمل روائي ممتد في النثر؛ عادة على شكل قصة

🇮🇷Persian

رمان

یک اثر داستانی گسترده در نثر؛ معمولا در قالب داستان

🇹🇷Turkish

roman

düzyazıda genişletilmiş bir kurgusal çalışma; genellikle bir hikaye şeklinde

🇮🇱Hebrew

רוֹמָן

יצירה בדיונית מורחבת בפרוזה; בדרך כלל בצורה של סיפור

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The primary meaning of 'novel' is 'an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story'.

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Using 'novel' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'novel' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'novel' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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