novelty
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nov·el·ty
(nŏv'əl-tē) 
n., pl., -ties.
n., pl., -ties.
- The quality of being novel; newness.
- Something new and unusual; an innovation.
- A small mass-produced article, such as a toy or trinket.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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novelty
noun
- The quality of being novel: freshness, innovativeness, newfangledness, newness, originality. See new/old.
- A new and unusual thing: innovation. See new/old.
- A small showy article: bauble, bibelot, gewgaw, gimcrack, knickknack, toy, trifle, trinket, whatnot. See thing.
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Novelty
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"The new always happens against the overwhelming odds of statistical laws and their probability, which for all practical, everyday purposes amounts to certainty; the new therefore always appears in the guise of a miracle."
- Hannah Arendt
"The New is not a fashion, it is a value."
- Roland Barthes
"An old thing becomes new if you detach it from what usually surrounds it."
- Robert Bresson
"I don't set trends. I just find out what they are and exploit them."
- Dick Clark
"We do not quite say that the new is more valuable because it fits in; but its fitting in is a test of its value -- a test, it is true, which can only be slowly and cautiously applied, for we are none of us infallible judges of conformity."
- T. S. Eliot
"Of all the passions of mankind, the love of novelty most rules the mind. In search of this, from realm to realm we roam. Our fleets come loaded with every folly home."
- Shelby Foote
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categories related to 'novelty'
- Intuition and Imagination - novelty: innovation, fresh idea
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Novelty
For other uses, see Novelty (disambiguation).
Novelty (derived from Latin word novus for "new") is the quality of being new, or following from that, of being striking, original or unusual.[1] Although it may be said to have an objective dimension (e.g. a new style of art coming into being, such as abstract art or impressionism) it generally exists in the subjective perceptions of individuals.
From the meaning of being unusual usage is derived the concept of the novelty dance (a type of dance that is popular for being unusual or humorous); the novelty song (a musical item that capitalizes on something new, unusual, or a current fad); the novelty show (a competition or display in which exhibits or specimens are in way some novel); and novelty architecture (a building or other structure that is interesting because it has an amusing design). It is also this sense that applies to a novelty item, a small manufactured adornment, toy or collectible. These, in turn are often used as promotional merchandise in marketing.[2] The chess term, novelty, is used for a move in chess which has never been played before in a recorded game.[3]
The term can have pejorative sense and refer to a mere innovation. However, novelty in patent law is part of the legal test to determine whether an invention is patentable.[4] A novelty effect is the tendency for performance to initially improve when new technology is instituted.[5]
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References
- ^ "Novelty". Merriam-Webster.com. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/novelty. Retrieved January 27th, 2012.
- ^ "Tips On Choosing the Right Novelty for your Market". ThemeLib. April 9th, 2011. http://themelib.com/2011/04/tips-on-choosing-the-right-novelty-for-your-market/. Retrieved January 22nd, 2012.
- ^ Iryna Zenyuk (August 12th, 2010). "Endgame Novelty". chess.com. http://www.chess.com/article/view/endgame-novelty. Retrieved January 27th, 2012.
- ^ Mary Bellis. "Guide To Patenting And USPTO Patent Applications". About.com Inventors. http://inventors.about.com/od/patents/a/patent_novelty.htm. Retrieved January 22nd, 2012.
- ^ "Spider-man renewed and the novelty effect". Thought Gadgets. http://www.thoughtgadgets.com/2011/07/spider-man-renewed-and-novelty-effect.html. Retrieved January 22nd, 2012.
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Novelty
Nederlands (Dutch)
nieuwigheid, nieuwtje
Français (French)
n. - nouveauté, attrait de la nouveauté, babiole
Deutsch (German)
n. - Neuheit, etwas Ungewöhnliches
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καινοτομία, νεωτερισμός, πρωτοτυπία
Português (Portuguese)
n. - novidade (f), inovação (f)
Русский (Russian)
новинка, новизна
Español (Spanish)
n. - novedad, innovación
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - nyhet, nymodighet, modernitet
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
新颖, 新鲜, 新奇
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 新穎, 新鮮, 新奇
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 新奇さ, 珍しいこと, 目先の変わった品, 斬新さ
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) جدة
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - חידוש, מקוריות, דבר לא רגיל, חפץ זול, מציאה, צעצוע או קישוט קטן בעיצוב חדש
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