Meanings
noungraphic novel (plural graphic novels)
plural graphic novels
- comicsA comic book containing a single and full nonepisodic story.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Translations
Catalan novel·la gràfica, còmic
- novel·la gràficacomic book
- còmiccomic book
Chinese Mandarin 圖像小說 /图像小说
- 圖像小說 /图像小说 (túxiàng xiǎoshuō)comic book
Finnish sarjakuvalehti, sarjakuvakirja
- sarjakuvalehticomic book
- sarjakuvakirjacomic book
French bande dessinée, BD
- bande dessinéecomic book
- BDcomic book
- bédécomic book
- roman graphiquecomic book
German Comicbuch, Graphic Novel
- Comicbuchcomic book
- Graphic Novelcomic book
Hungarian képregény
- képregénycomic book
Italian romanzo a fumetti
- romanzo a fumetticomic book
Japanese グラフィックノベル
- グラフィックノベル (gurafikku noberu)comic book
Korean 그래픽 노블
- 그래픽 노블 (geuraepik nobeul)comic book
Malay novel grafik
- novel grafikcomic book
Polish powieść graficzna
- powieść graficznacomic book
Russian ко́микс
- ко́микс (kómiks)comic book
Spanish novela gráfica
- novela gráficacomic book
Cite this entry
APA
graphic novel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graphic%20novel
MLA
“graphic novel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graphic%20novel. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “graphic novel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graphic%20novel.
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