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Novel

Of recent origin or introduction; not ancient; new; hence, out of the ordinary course; unusual; strange; surprising.

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Similar meaning 4

New 84% connected

Having existed, or having been made, but a short time; having originated or occured lately; having recently come into existence, or into one's posses…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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New 84% connected

Having existed, or having been made, but a short time; having originated or occured lately; having recently come into existence, or into one's posses…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Original 84% connected

Pertaining to the origin or beginning; preceding all others; first in order; primitive; primary; pristine; as, the original state of man; the origina…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Original 84% connected

Pertaining to the origin or beginning; preceding all others; first in order; primitive; primary; pristine; as, the original state of man; the origina…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 3

Book 76% connected

A collection of sheets of paper, or similar material, blank, written, or printed, bound together; commonly, many folded and bound sheets containing c…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fiction 76% connected

The act of feigning, inventing, or imagining; as, by a mere fiction of the mind.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Volume 76% connected

A roll; a scroll; a written document rolled up for keeping or for use, after the manner of the ancients.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Narrower term 2

Novelette 76% connected

A short novel.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Romance 76% connected

A species of fictitious writing, originally composed in meter in the Romance dialects, and afterward in prose, such as the tales of the court of Arth…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 4

Novelist 74% connected

An innovator; an asserter of novelty.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Novelist 74% connected

An innovator; an asserter of novelty.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Synonym 3

Fresh 92% connected

Possessed of original life and vigor; new and strong; unimpaired; sound.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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New 92% connected

Having existed, or having been made, but a short time; having originated or occured lately; having recently come into existence, or into one's posses…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Refreshing 92% connected

of Refresh

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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