'''Novelty''' (derived from [[Latin]] word ''novus'' for "new") is the [[quality]] of being new, or following from that, of being striking, [[original]] or [[unusual]]. Although it may be said to have an [[objective]] dimension (e.g. a new [[style]] of art coming into being, such as [[abstract]] art or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impressionism impressionism] it generally exists in the [[subjective]] [[perceptions]] of [[individuals]]. | '''Novelty''' (derived from [[Latin]] word ''novus'' for "new") is the [[quality]] of being new, or following from that, of being striking, [[original]] or [[unusual]]. Although it may be said to have an [[objective]] dimension (e.g. a new [[style]] of art coming into being, such as [[abstract]] art or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impressionism impressionism] it generally exists in the [[subjective]] [[perceptions]] of [[individuals]]. |