Meanings
nounantinovel (plural antinovels)
plural antinovels · alternative anti-novel
- literatureA novel that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the novel, such as a coherent plot and protagonist.
Digressions are usually considered a characteristic feature of the antinovel tradition.
- broadlyliteratureAny style of writing that deviates from the norm of technical conventions used in writing literature.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
- Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
- Englishanti-
- Proto-Indo-European*nu
- Proto-Indo-European*néwos
- Proto-Italic*nowos
- Latinnovus
- Latinnovellus
- Vulgar Latin*novella
- Italiannovella
- Englishnovel
- Englishantinovel
Translations
Finnish antiromaani
- antiromaania novel that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the novel
Greek αντιμυθιστόρημα
- αντιμυθιστόρημα (antimythistórima)a novel that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the novel
Polish antypowieść
- antypowieśća novel that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the novel
Portuguese antirromance
- antirromancea novel that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the novel
Russian антинове́лла
- антинове́лла (antinovélla)a novel that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the novel
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Cite this entry
APA
antinovel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antinovel
MLA
“antinovel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antinovel. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antinovel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antinovel.
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