English → Latin
“novelty” in Latin
novitāsnewness, novelty; rareness, strangeness; newness of rankīnsolēnsunusual; contrary to custom or one’s own custom; arrogant, haughty, insolent
The English word novelty itself goes back to Latin novus, through novellus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
novelty
Newness, novitas; insolentia; or by the adjective,: to lose the charm of novelty, novitatis gratiam exuere.
A new thing, res nova; novi aliquid: novelties, res novae.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for novelty?
- The usual Latin words for “novelty” are novitās, īnsolēns. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.