novelty Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
    freshness.
  2. noun originality by virtue of being new and surprising
    freshness.
  3. noun a small inexpensive mass-produced article
    knickknack.
  4. noun cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
    fallal; bangle; trinket; gewgaw; gaud; bauble.

WordNet

Nov"el*ty noun
Etymology
OF. novelté, F. nouveauté, L. novellitas.
Wordforms
plural Novelties
Definitions
  1. The quality or state of being novel; newness; freshness; recentness of origin or introduction.
    Novelty is the great parent of pleasure. South.
  2. Something novel; a new or strange thing.

Webster 1913