newelty

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noun

Newness, novelty.

First used 15th c.Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounnewelty (plural newelties)

plural newelties · alternative newalty

  1. EnglandregionalNewness, novelty.First known use 15th c.

    He believed he kept no particular mistress; for he had heard newelty, that was the man's word, was every thing with him.

    1748, [Samuel Richardson], chapter 4, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume I, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC
  2. EnglandregionalSomething new; a piece of news.First known use 15th c.

    My Wife loves newalties abominationly, and I must tell her something about the King.

    1683, Aphra Behn, Young King, V.3

Origin

Alteration of novelty, after new.

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “newelty,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/newelty.

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