novelty

Meaning

The quality of being new, original, or unusual; a new or unfamiliar thing or experience.

the quality of being new, original, or unusual; a new or unfamiliar thing

The quality of being new, original, or unusual.

Example Sentences

The novelty of the invention attracted investors.

The novelty of the smartphone quickly wore off.

The novelty of the new gadget quickly wore off.

Example Expressions

novelty wears off

Synonyms

innovation, originality, newness, freshness, uniqueness, creativity

Entry 1

innovation, originality, newness, freshness, uniqueness, creativity

Entry 2

newness, originality, freshness, innovation

Entry 3

innovation, originality, newness, uniqueness

Antonyms

tradition, commonplace, familiarity, conventionality, staleness, ordinariness, oldness, routine

Entry 1

tradition, commonplace, familiarity, conventionality, staleness, ordinariness

Entry 2

familiarity, oldness, tradition, routine

Entry 3

tradition, routine, familiarity

Collocations

novelty item, novelty factor, wear off novelty, novelty shop, novelty wears off

Entry 2

novelty item, novelty factor, wear off novelty

Entry 3

novelty item, novelty shop, novelty factor, novelty wears off