Comprehensive
Dictionary Suite
Help
Help
Help
 
     
Lookup History
novel1

nov·el

novel

 
pronunciation:
na vl
features:
Word Combinations (noun), Word History, Word Explorer, Word Parts
part of speech: noun
definition: a long piece of writing that tells a story from the author's imagination.
This novel is about people who lived over a hundred years ago.
 
similar words:
account, fiction, history, story, tale
Word CombinationsSubscriber feature About this feature
Word History
The word novel comes from the Italian word novella, which meant "new story."
Word Explorer
See
  art, book, literature
Word PartsSubscriber feature About this feature