NOVEL

Definitions

1. 1. That which is new or unusual; a novelty.
2. 2. News; fresh tidings. [Obs.] Some came of curiosity to hear some novels. Latimer.
3. 3. A fictitious tale or narrative, professing to be conformed to real life; esp., one intended to exhibit the operation of the passions, and particularly of love. Dryden.
4. 4. A new or supplemental constitution. See the Note under Novel, a.