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

a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction; his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels; he burned all the novels'

original and of a kind not seen before; the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem

[ Syn: fresh , new ]

pleasantly new or different; common sense of a most refreshing sort

[ Syn: refreshing ]