NOVEL: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for NOVEL?

Need another word that means the same as “novel”? Find 6 synonyms and 30 related words for “novel” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Novel” are: book, paperback, hardback, fresh, new, refreshing

Novel as a Noun

Definitions of "Novel" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “novel” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The literary genre represented or exemplified by novels.
• A printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction.
• An extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story.
• A fictitious prose narrative of book length, typically representing character and action with some degree of realism.

Synonyms of "Novel" as a noun (3 Words)

book	A literary composition that is published or intended for publication as a book. A book of selected poems.
hardback	A book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers.
paperback	A book with paper covers. The shelves were stacked with well thumbed paperbacks.

Usage Examples of "Novel" as a noun

• The novels of Jane Austen.
• A paperback novel.
• The novel is the most adaptable of all literary forms.
• His bookcases were filled with nothing but novels.
• He burned all the novels.

Novel as an Adjective

Definitions of "Novel" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “novel” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Pleasantly new or different.
• Original and of a kind not seen before.

Synonyms of "Novel" as an adjective (3 Words)

fresh	Free from impurities. Fresh bread.
new	Gratuitously new. New cars.
refreshing	Welcome or stimulating because new or different. Common sense of a most refreshing sort.

Usage Examples of "Novel" as an adjective

• The computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem.

Associations of "Novel" (30 Words)

adaptation	A film, television drama, or stage play that has been adapted from a written work. The adaptation of teaching strategy to meet students needs.
adaption	The process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions.
adjustment	The process of adapting or becoming used to a new situation. I ve made a few adjustments to my diet.
author	Be the author of a book or piece of writing. The concept has been authored largely by insurance companies.
authorship	The act of creating written works. A number of paintings have been attributed to him on stylistic grounds though his authorship is not certain.
autobiography	An account of a person’s life written by that person. He gives a vivid description of his childhood in his autobiography.
bestseller	A book that has had a large and rapid sale. The bestseller list.
denouement	The outcome of a complex sequence of events. I waited by the eighteenth green to see the denouement.
edit	A version of written recorded or filmed material made as a result of editing. She edited the juiciest scenes.
essay	Put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to. A misjudged essay in job preservation.
fiction	Literature in the form of prose that describes imaginary events and people. They were supposed to be keeping up the fiction that they were happily married.
journal	Write in a journal or diary. While abroad he had kept a journal.
literary	Of language associated with literary works or other formal writing having a marked style intended to create a particular emotional effect. A literary style.
literature	The humanistic study of a body of literature. Her place in literature is secure.
manuscript	An author’s handwritten or typed text that has not yet been published. An illuminated manuscript.
masterpiece	An outstanding achievement. A great literary masterpiece.
memoir	An account of the author’s personal experiences. In 1924 she published a short memoir of her husband.
narrate	Narrate or give a detailed account of. The series is narrated by Richard Baker.
narrator	A person who narrates something, especially a character who recounts the events of a novel or narrative poem. A religious broadcast with Johnny Morris as narrator.
nonfiction	Prose writing that is not fictional.
potboiler	A literary composition of poor quality that was written quickly to make money (to boil the pot.
protagonist	The main figure or one of the most prominent figures in a situation. The novel s main protagonist is an American intelligence officer.
reading	The action or skill of reading. On that reading it was an insult.
refreshing	Pleasantly new or different. Her directness is refreshing.
romance	Try to gain the love of; court. Elizabethan pastoral romances.
script	Write a script for a play film or broadcast. Her neat tidy script.
stagy	Excessively theatrical; exaggerated. A stagy melodramatic voice.
storybook	A book containing a collection of stories (usually for children. It was a storybook finish to an illustrious career.
write	Compose write and send a letter to someone. He couldn t read or write.
writer	Writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay. Dickens was a prolific writer.