Novel

1. noun

   an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

2. noun

   a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction

   “his bookcases were filled with nothing but novels”

3. adjective

   original and of a kind not seen before

   “the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem”

   Similar: fresh, new

4. adjective

   pleasantly new or different

   “common sense of a most refreshing sort”

   Similar: refreshing