Nōv'el-ty, n.

n. [O. Fr. noveleiteit, nouveileté, N. Fr. nouveauté, Pr. noveletat, noëletat, Lat. novellitas.] 1. The quality of being novel; newness; recentness of origin or introduction. Novelty is the great parent of pleasure. South. 2. Something novel; a new or strange thing.