| nova | (noun) a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and becomes more luminous in the process | - |
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| novate | (verb) replace with something new, especially an old obligation by a new one | - |
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| novation | (noun) (law) the replacement of one obligation by another by mutual agreement of both parties; usually the replacement of one of the original parties to a contract with the consent of the remaining party | - |
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| novel | (adjective) pleasantly new or different | Synonyms: refreshing |
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| (adjective) original and of a kind not seen before | Synonyms: fresh, new |
| (noun) a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction | - |
| (noun) an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story | - |
| novelette | (noun) a short novel | Synonyms: novella |
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| novelisation | (noun) converting something into the form of a novel | Synonyms: novelization |
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| novelise | (verb) convert into the form or the style of a novel | Synonyms: fictionalise, fictionalize, novelize |
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| novelist | (noun) one who writes novels | - |
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| novelization | (noun) converting something into the form of a novel | Synonyms: novelisation |
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| novelize | (verb) convert into the form or the style of a novel | Synonyms: fictionalise, fictionalize, novelise |
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| novella | (noun) a short novel | Synonyms: novelette |
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| novelty | (noun) cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing | Synonyms: bangle, bauble, fallal, gaud, gewgaw, trinket |
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| (noun) a small inexpensive mass-produced article | Synonyms: knickknack |
| (noun) originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel | Synonyms: freshness |
| (noun) originality by virtue of being new and surprising | Synonyms: freshness |
| novena | (noun) a Roman Catholic devotion consisting of prayers on nine consecutive days | - |
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| novice | (noun) someone new to a field or activity | Synonyms: beginner, initiate, tiro, tyro |
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| (noun) someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows | Synonyms: novitiate |
| noviciate | (noun) the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order) | Synonyms: novitiate |
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| novillada | (noun) a bullfight in which the bulls are less than four years old | - |
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| novillero | (noun) a bullfighter who is required to fight bulls less than four years of age | - |
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| novitiate | (noun) someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows | Synonyms: novice |
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| (noun) the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order) | Synonyms: noviciate |
| novobiocin | (noun) an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used to treat infections by Gram-positive bacteria | - |
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| novocaine | (noun) procaine administered as a hydrochloride (trade name Novocain) | Synonyms: Novocain, procaine hydrochloride |
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