Novel - English meaning

noun

Written abbreviation for adverb

noun

A book or other product that sells in very large numbers.

Usage examples:

Her autobiography is an international bestseller

noun

A thing of great power or size, in particular a film, book, or other product that is a great commercial success.

Usage examples:

A blockbuster film

noun

A book or movie that is very successful

Usage examples:

We all felt the movie was a potential blockbuster.

noun

A very successful product, film, etc. that makes a lot of money

Usage examples:

A hollywood studio releases dozens of films in search of that one blockbuster., blockbuster drugs p…

noun

A written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers.

Usage examples:

A book of selected poems

verb

Reserve (accommodation, a place, etc.); buy (a ticket) in advance.

Usage examples:

I have booked a table at the swan

adjective

Relating to or involving the use of the imagination or original ideas to create something.

Usage examples:

Change unleashes people's creative energy

noun

A person whose job involves creative work.

Usage examples:

The most important people in the mix will be creatives and direct marketing specialists

Having the ability or power to invent or make something

adjective

Not the same as another or each other; unlike in nature, form, or quality.

Usage examples:

You can play this game in different ways

adjective

Not the same

Usage examples:

Monet and other impressionists painted the same scene at different times of day to discover how the…

adjective

(of food) recently made or obtained; not tinned, frozen, or otherwise preserved.

Usage examples:

Fresh fruit

adverb

Newly; recently.

Usage examples:

Fresh-baked bread

adjective

Recently made, produced, or harvested

adjective

(of a book) bound in stiff covers.

Usage examples:

A hardback edition

noun

A book bound in stiff covers.

Usage examples:

Pimlico, noted for its paperback editions of previously published hardbacks, is making a name for i…

adjective

Having or showing creativity or inventiveness.

Usage examples:

Making imaginative use of computer software

adjective

New, original, and showing a quick intelligence

Usage examples:

An imaginative little girl

adjective

(of a product, idea, etc.) featuring new methods; advanced and original.

Usage examples:

Innovative designs

adjective

(of ideas and methods) new and different

Usage examples:

Gwen introduced a number of innovative solutions.

adjective

Using new ideas or methods

Usage examples:

In recent years, the company has relied more on creative repackaging than on innovative design., in…

adjective

→  innovative

adjective

Having the ability to create or design new things or to think originally.

Usage examples:

The most inventive composer of his time

adjective

Having or showing the ability to design or create something new

Usage examples:

He is famous for his zany, inventive books for children.

adjective

Very good at thinking of new and original ideas

Usage examples:

He is very inventive, always dreaming up new gadgets for the home.

adjective

Relating to the present or recent times as opposed to the remote past.

Usage examples:

The pace of modern life

noun

A person who advocates or practises a departure from traditional styles or values.

Usage examples:

They were moderns, they must not look back towards the old generation

adjective

Existing in the present or a recent time, or using or based on recently developed ideas, methods, or styles

Usage examples:

Modern life, modern architecture/art

noun

A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.

Usage examples:

A gripping narrative

adjective

In the form of or concerned with narration.

Usage examples:

A narrative poem

noun

A story or a description of events

Usage examples:

The novel is a wonderful narrative of wartime adventure.

adjective

Produced, introduced, or discovered recently or now for the first time; not existing before.

Usage examples:

The new madonna album

adverb

Newly; recently.

Usage examples:

New-mown hay

adjective

Recently created or having started to exist recently

Usage examples:

His newest book will be out next month., she’s always coming up with new ideas., have you met carlo…

adjective

Nearly, but not quite, in a central position

adjective

Present or existing from the beginning; first or earliest.

Usage examples:

The original owner of the house

noun

The earliest form of something, from which copies may be made.

Usage examples:

The portrait may be a copy of the original

noun

The first one made and not a copy

Usage examples:

Send a copy of your receipt, but keep the original., the original plans have been changed., our tea…

noun

A book bound in stiff paper or flexible card.

Usage examples:

The shelves were stacked with well-thumbed paperbacks

adjective

(of a book) bound in stiff paper or flexible card.

Usage examples:

The paperback edition of her biography

noun

A feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love.

Usage examples:

I had a thirst for romance

verb

Try to gain the love of; court.

Usage examples:

The wealthy estate owner romanced her

adjective

Relating to or denoting the group of indo-european languages descended from latin, principally french, spanish, portuguese, italian, catalan, occitan, and romanian.

Usage examples:

The romance languages

adjective

The best and most modern of its type

Usage examples:

A state-of-the-art computer system

adjective

Very modern and using the latest ideas and methods

Usage examples:

State-of-the-art equipment/facilities/technology, the center is 20 years old and will need capital …

noun

An account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment.

Usage examples:

An adventure story

noun

Variant spelling of storey.

noun

A part of a building comprising all the rooms that are on the same level.

Usage examples:

A three-storey building

noun

A fictitious or true narrative or story, especially one that is imaginatively recounted.

Usage examples:

A delightful children's tale

adjective

Using very modern styles or ideas

Usage examples:

The kitchen is equipped with ultra-modern, stainless steel appliances., each room was decorated in …

adjective

Not based on or conforming to what is generally done or believed.

Usage examples:

His unconventional approach to life

adjective

Not known or recognized.

Usage examples:

He felt a stranger among the crowd of unfamiliar faces

adjective

Contrary to what is usual, traditional, or accepted; not orthodox.

Usage examples:

He frequently upset other scholars with his unorthodox views

adjective

(of behavior, ideas, or methods) different from what is usual or expected

Usage examples:

He has an unorthodox teaching style.

adjective

Different from what is usual or expected in behaviour, ideas, methods, etc.

Usage examples:

Unorthodox approaches/methods/practices regulators began to scrutinize the company's unorthodox acc…

adjective

Not habitually or commonly occurring or done.

Usage examples:

It was unusual for dennis to be late

adjective

Different from what is usual or expected

Usage examples:

I was actually on time, which is unusual for me.

noun

A cheap novel in a yellow board binding.

Usage examples:

There is some wear but generally this is a very good copy of a yellowback.