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==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''novelte'', from Anglo-French ''novelté'', from [[novel]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: something new or [[unusual]]
*2: the [[quality]] or state of being novel : newness
*3: a small manufactured article intended mainly for [[personal]] or household adornment —usually used in plural
*4: something (as a [[song]] or [[food]] item) that provides often fleeting amusement and is often based on a [[theme]] —often used attributively
<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Novelty''''' (''Newness''), follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Novelty '''''this link'''''].</center>
==Description==
'''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]].
From the [[meaning]] of being [[unusual]] usage is derived the [[concept]] of the novelty [[dance]] (a type of dance that is popular for being unusual or [[humorous]]); the novelty [[song]] (a musical item that capitalizes on something new, unusual, or a current fad); the novelty show (a [[competition]] or display in which exhibits or specimens are in way some novel); and novelty [[architecture]] (a building or other structure that is interesting because it has an amusing design). It is also this sense that applies to a novelty item, a small manufactured adornment, toy or collectible. These, in turn are often used as promotional merchandise in marketing. The chess term, novelty, is used for a move in chess which has never been played before in a recorded [[game]].
The term can have pejorative sense and refer to a mere innovation. However, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novelty_(patent) novelty in patent law] is part of the legal test to determine whether an [[invention]] is patentable. A novelty effect is the tendency for [[performance]] to initially improve when new [[technology]] is instituted.
==See also==
*'''''[[Creativity]]'''''
*'''''[[Spectacle]]'''''
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] ''novelte'', from Anglo-French ''novelté'', from [[novel]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: something new or [[unusual]]
*2: the [[quality]] or state of being novel : newness
*3: a small manufactured article intended mainly for [[personal]] or household adornment —usually used in plural
*4: something (as a [[song]] or [[food]] item) that provides often fleeting amusement and is often based on a [[theme]] —often used attributively
<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Novelty''''' (''Newness''), follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Novelty '''''this link'''''].</center>
==Description==
'''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]].
From the [[meaning]] of being [[unusual]] usage is derived the [[concept]] of the novelty [[dance]] (a type of dance that is popular for being unusual or [[humorous]]); the novelty [[song]] (a musical item that capitalizes on something new, unusual, or a current fad); the novelty show (a [[competition]] or display in which exhibits or specimens are in way some novel); and novelty [[architecture]] (a building or other structure that is interesting because it has an amusing design). It is also this sense that applies to a novelty item, a small manufactured adornment, toy or collectible. These, in turn are often used as promotional merchandise in marketing. The chess term, novelty, is used for a move in chess which has never been played before in a recorded [[game]].
The term can have pejorative sense and refer to a mere innovation. However, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novelty_(patent) novelty in patent law] is part of the legal test to determine whether an [[invention]] is patentable. A novelty effect is the tendency for [[performance]] to initially improve when new [[technology]] is instituted.
==See also==
*'''''[[Creativity]]'''''
*'''''[[Spectacle]]'''''
[[Category: General Reference]]
