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Novelty is the quality of being new. Although it may be said to have an objective dimension (e.g. a new style of art
Art

Art is the process or product of deliberately arranging elements in a way that appeals to the senses or emotions. It encompasses a diverse range of human activities, creations, and modes of expression, including music and literature....
 coming into being, such as abstract art
Abstract art

Abstract art uses a visual language of form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world....
 or impressionism
Impressionism

Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement that began as a loose association of Paris-based artists art exhibition their art publicly in the 1860s....
) it essentially exists in the subjective perceptions of individuals.

It also refers to something novel; that which is striking, original or unusual. The term can have pejorative sense and refer to a mere innovation.

Novelty can refer to:






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Novelty is the quality of being new. Although it may be said to have an objective dimension (e.g. a new style of art
Art

Art is the process or product of deliberately arranging elements in a way that appeals to the senses or emotions. It encompasses a diverse range of human activities, creations, and modes of expression, including music and literature....
 coming into being, such as abstract art
Abstract art

Abstract art uses a visual language of form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world....
 or impressionism
Impressionism

Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement that began as a loose association of Paris-based artists art exhibition their art publicly in the 1860s....
) it essentially exists in the subjective perceptions of individuals.

It also refers to something novel; that which is striking, original or unusual. The term can have pejorative sense and refer to a mere innovation.

Novelty can refer to:
  • Novelties
    Novelties

    A novelty item is a small manufactured adornment, especially a personal adornment....
    , small manufactured adornments; similarly novelty item, a toy or collectible
    • Promotional item
      Promotional item

      Promotional items or promotional products refers to articles of merchandise that are used in marketing and communication programs. These items are usually imprinted with a company's name, logo or slogan, and given away at trade shows, Business conferences, and as part of guerrilla marketing campaigns....
      , novelties used in promotional marketing.
  • Novelty (locomotive)
    Novelty (locomotive)

    Novelty was an early steam locomotive built by John Ericsson and John Braithwaite to take part in the Rainhill Trials.It was an 0-2-2WT locomotive and is now regarded as the very first tank locomotive....
    , one of the first steam locomotives which was due to compete at the Rainhill Trials of 1829
  • Novelty (patent)
    Novelty (patent)

    Novelty is a patentability requirement. An invention is not patentable if the claim ed subject matter was disclosed before the date of filing, or before the date of priority right if a priority is claimed, of the patent application....
    , part of the legal test to determine whether an invention is patentable
  • Novelty, Missouri
    Novelty, Missouri

    Novelty is a village in Knox County, Missouri, Missouri, United States. The population was 119 at the 2000 census....
    , a place in the United States
  • Novelty dance, a type of dance that is popular for being unusual or humorous
  • Novelty song
    Novelty song

    A novelty song is a comical or nonsensical song, performed principally for its Comedy. Humorous songs, or those containing humorous elements, are not necessarily novelty songs....
    , a musical item that capitalizes on something new, unusual, or a current fad
  • Novelty show
    Novelty show

    A Novelty Show is a competition or display in which exhibits or specimens are in some novel; striking or differing in some way from that which is usual for the type of competition....
    , a competition or display in which exhibits or specimens are in way some novel
  • Novelty architecture
    Novelty architecture

    Novelty architecture is a type of architecture in which buildings and other structures are given unusual shapes as a novelty, such as advertising, notoriety as a landmark, or simple Eccentricity of the owner or architect....
    , a building or other structure that is interesting because it has an amusing design
  • Novelty effect
    Novelty effect

    The novelty effect, in the context of Human Performance, is the tendency for performance to initially improve when new technology is instituted, not because of any actual improvement in learning or achievement, but in response to increased interest in the new technology....
    , the tendency for performance to initially improve when new technology is instituted
  • Novelty theory
    Novelty theory

    Timewave zero is a theory that purports to calculate the ebb and flow of novelty in the universe as an inherent quality of time. It is an idea conceived of and discussed at length by Terence McKenna from the early 1970s until his death in the year 2000....
    , an eschatological theory promoted by Terence McKenna
  • Novelty, a chess term
    Chess terminology

    This page explains commonly used terms in chess in alphabetical order. Some of these have their own pages, like Fork and Pin . For a list of unorthodox chess pieces, see fairy chess piece; for a list of terms specific to chess problems, see chess problem terminology; for a list of chess related games, see chess variants....
     for a move in chess which has never been played before in a recorded game
  • Novelty (album)
    Novelty (album)

    Novelty is a seminal record from the early 90's by Jawbox. The songs "Static" and "Cutoff" were hits from the album, but only the latter had a music video....
     by Jawbox
  • The Novelty, a piano-rock band from Poughkeepsie, NY.


Novelty is also an often used name for Russell Township
Russell Township, Geauga County, Ohio

Russell Township is one of the sixteen civil township of Geauga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 5,529 people in the township....
 in Ohio.