'Novelties' definitions:

Definition of 'Novelties'

From: GCIDE
  • Novelty \Nov"el*ty\, n.; pl. Novelties. [OF. novelt['e], F. nouveaut['e], L. novellitas.]
  • 1. The quality or state of being novel; newness; freshness; recentness of origin or introduction. [1913 Webster]
  • Novelty is the great parent of pleasure. --South. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Something novel; a new or strange thing. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A small mass-produced article of little value; a knickknack.
  • Syn: knickknack. [WordNet 1.5]