novelty

7 definitions • 10 examples

the quality of being new and unusual:

The novelty of these toys soon wore off and the children became bored with them.

In Britain in the 1950s, television still had novelty value.

something that has not been experienced before and so is interesting:

Tourists are still a novelty on this remote island.

a cheap unusual object such as a small toy, often given as a present:

The shop sells gifts and other novelties.

A Christmas cracker usually contains a paper hat, a joke, and a novelty.

a novelty item

the quality of being new or unusual, or a new or unusual experience:

[ U ] The novelty of the toys soon wore off.

the quality of being new and unusual:

Sales of the new game are very high, but they will start to drop as the novelty wears off.

something that is new and unusual:

Flexible schedules, once a novelty, are now more commonplace.

a cheap unusual object such as a small toy, often given as a present:

We sell toys, glassware, handicrafts, table decorations, and novelties at moderate prices.