ALL meanings of novel
nov·el
N n - noun novel A fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing character and action with some degree of realism. 1
- noun novel fictional writing 1
- adjective novel new, different 1
- noun novel Roman Law. an imperial enactment subsequent and supplementary to an imperial compilation and codification of authoritative legal materials. Usually, Novels. imperial enactments subsequent to the promulgation of Justinian's Code and supplementary to it: one of the four divisions of the Corpus Juris Civilis. 1
- noun novel Civil Law. an amendment to a statute. 1
- adjective novel of a new kind; different from anything seen or known before: a novel idea. 1
- countable noun novel A novel is a long written story about imaginary people and events. 0
- adjective novel Novel things are new and different from anything that has been done, experienced, or made before. 0
- noun novel an extended work in prose, either fictitious or partly so, dealing with character, action, thought, etc, esp in the form of a story 0
- noun novel a short story or novella, as one of those in the Decameron of Boccaccio 0
- adjective novel of a kind not seen before; fresh; new; original 0
- noun novel a new decree or an amendment to an existing statute 0
- adjective novel new and unusual; esp., being the first of its kind 0
- noun novel novella (sense 1) 0
- noun novel a relatively long fictional prose narrative with a more or less complex plot or pattern of events, about actions, feelings, motives, etc. of a group of characters 0
- noun novel the type or form of literature represented by such narratives 0
- noun novel a new law or decree, specif. one made by Justinian supplementary to the Justinian code 0