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Novelty (Noun)

Cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing.

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

The tourist resort was filled with vendors selling all sorts of flashy trinkets and novelty jewelry to unsuspecting visitors.
Her grandmother's taste in clothing often featured a mix of comfort and gaudy novelty brooches.
He felt ridiculous wearing the loud novelty socks his aunt had given him for his birthday.
The outdated novelty belt buckle on his jeans sparkled in the sunlight, attracting more attention than he wanted.
At the amusement park, she bought a neon pink novelty hair clip that lit up with every step she took.

Originality by virtue of being new and surprising.

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.

The fireworks display ended with a final burst of colorful lights, a novelty that captivated the entire audience.
The museum featured an exhibit showcasing cutting-edge inventions that relied on the novelty of using everyday materials in unusual ways.
She admired his storytelling, as every sentence contained a novelty that drew her further into the tale.
Their new business model offered a novelty to the customers by providing personalized services that no one else offered.
The artist's use of colors and shapes in the abstract painting added to the novelty of the overall theme.

A small inexpensive mass-produced article.

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

The small toy in the cereal box was a fun novelty for kids.
Keychains with silly designs are popular novelties among tourists.
The mini figurine was a cute novelty item at the comic book convention.
At the fair, you could buy all sorts of novelties such as plastic dogs and silly glasses.
The stuffed animals in the vending machine were cheap novelties for people to collect.

Originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel.

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

The artist's use of unconventional materials added a welcome novelty to the traditional sculpture exhibition.
Her solution was a novelty in the field of environmental science and garnered significant attention worldwide.
The company's innovative approach brought a much-needed novelty to the stagnant industry.
His quirky sense of style was considered a novelty among his friends and classmates.
The use of virtual reality in therapy has become a desirable novelty in modern treatment methods.