- fresh, new, novel - of a kind not seen before; "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem"
Antonym: unoriginal (indirect, via original)
- novel, refreshing - pleasantly novel or different; "common sense of a most refreshing sort"
Antonym: old (indirect, via new)
- novel - a extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
--1 is a kind of fiction
--1 has particulars:detective novel, mystery novel; dime novel, penny dreadful; novelette, novella; roman a clef; romance; roman fleuve - novel - 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"
--2 is a kind of book, volume
- novel - 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"