New vs. Novel

New vs. Novel — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between New and Novel

Newadjective

Recently made, or created.

This is a new scratch on my car!The band just released a new album.

Noveladjective

new, original, especially in an interesting way

Newadjective

Additional; recently discovered.

We turned up some new evidence from the old files.

Novelnoun

(obsolete) A novelty; something new.

Newadjective

Current or later, as opposed to former.

My new car is much better than my previous one, even though it is older.We had been in our new house for five years by then.

Novelnoun

A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella.

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Newadjective

Used to distinguish something established more recently, named after something or some place previously existing.

New Bond Street is an extension of Bond Street.

Novelnoun

(historical) A fable; a short tale, especially one of many making up a larger work.

Newadjective

In original condition; pristine; not previously worn or used.

Are you going to buy a new car or a second-hand one?

Novelnoun

A new legal constitution in ancient Rome.

Newadjective

Refreshed, reinvigorated, reformed.

That shirt is dirty. Go and put on a new one.I feel like a new person after a good night's sleep.After the accident, I saw the world with new eyes.

Novelnoun

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

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Newadjective

Newborn.

My sister has a new baby, and our mother is excited to finally have a grandchild.

Novelnoun

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

his bookcases were filled with nothing but novelshe burned all the novels

Newadjective

Of recent origin; having taken place recently.

I can't see you for a while; the pain is still too new.Did you see the new King Lear at the theatre?

Noveladjective

of a kind not seen before;

the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem

Newadjective

Strange, unfamiliar or not previously known.

The idea was new to me.I need to meet new people.

Noveladjective

pleasantly novel or different;

common sense of a most refreshing sort

Newadjective

Recently arrived or appeared.

Have you met the new guy in town?He is the new kid at school.

Newadjective

Inexperienced or unaccustomed at some task.

Don't worry that you're new at this job; you'll get better with time.I'm new at this business.

Newadjective

(of a period of time) Next; about to begin or recently begun.

We expect to grow at 10% annually in the new decade.

Newadverb

Newly (especially in composition).

new-born, new-formed, new-found, new-mown

Newadverb

As new; from scratch.

They are scraping the site clean to build new.

Newnoun

Things that are new.

Out with the old, in with the new.

Newnoun

(Australia) A kind of light beer.

Newverb

(obsolete) To make new; to recreate; to renew.

Newadjective

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered;

a new lawnew carsa new cometa new frienda new yearthe New World

Newadjective

other than the former one(s); different;

they now have a new leadersmy new car is four years old but has only 15,000 miles on itready to take a new direction

Newadjective

having no previous example or precedent or parallel;

a time of unexampled prosperity

Newadjective

of a kind not seen before;

the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem

Newadjective

lacking training or experience;

the new men were eager to fightraw recruitshe was still wet behind the ears when he shipped as a hand on a merchant vessel

Newadjective

of a new (often outrageous) kind or fashion

Newadjective

(often followed by `to') unfamiliar;

new experiencesexperiences new to himerrors of someone new to the job

Newadjective

(of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity;

new potatoesyoung corn

Newadjective

unaffected by use or exposure;

it looks like new

Newadjective

in use after Medieval times;

New Eqyptian was the language of the 18th to 21st dynasties

Newadjective

used of a living language; being the current stage in its development;

Modern EnglishNew Hebrew is Israeli Hebrew

Newadverb

very recently;

they are newly marriednewly raised objectionsa newly arranged hairdograss new washed by the raina freshly cleaned floorwe are fresh out of tomatoes