novel

A novel is a fictional book. (noun)

An example of a novel is a book by Louisa May Alcott

Novel describes something new or different. (adjective)

An example of novel is an idea that has never been thought of before.

See novel in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

new and unusual; esp., being the first of its kind

noun

Obsolete novella (sense )
a relatively long fictional prose narrative with a more or less complex plot or pattern of events, about actions, feelings, motives, etc. of a group of characters
the type or form of literature represented by such narratives: with the
Rom. Law a new law or decree, specif. one made by Justinian supplementary to the Justinian code: usually used in pl.

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See novel in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(nŏvˈəl)

noun

A fictional prose narrative of considerable length, typically having a plot that is unfolded by the actions, speech, and thoughts of the characters.
The literary genre represented by novels.

(nŏvˈəl)

adjective

Strikingly new, unusual, or different. See Synonyms at new.

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