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novella

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novella /noʊˈvɛlə/ noun
plural novellas
novella
/noʊˈvɛlə/
noun
plural novellas
Learner's definition of NOVELLA
[count]
: a short novel : a story that is longer than a short story but shorter than a novel中篇小说
BNC: 39014 COCA: 18300

novella

noun

no·​vel·​la nō-ˈve-lə How to pronounce novella (audio)
plural novellas or novelle nō-ˈve-lē How to pronounce novella (audio)
1
plural novelle : a story with a compact and pointed plot
2
plural novellas : a work of fiction intermediate in length and complexity between a short story and a novel

Example Sentences

pressed for time, many English teachers have their students read the one novella among the novelist's works
Recent Examples on the Web Exploring a friendship that gradually dissolves under pressure, Fleifel borrowed the title from Ghassan Kanafani’s novella about Palestinian refugees traveling to Kuwait and hoping to find work. Marta Balaga, Variety, 10 Sep. 2022 The novella ends with Fogle being accepted into a vocation that, based on his comments in the present, has fulfilled all his expectations for it. Jon Baskin, The New Yorker, 27 July 2022 Byatt’s novella but shifts focus away from the scholar Alithea (Tilda Swinton) and onto the djinn (Idris Elba). Bonnie Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022 Clarke played the role of Holly Golightly, made famous by Audrey Hepburn and her little black dress in the 1961 film based on Truman Capote's 1958 novella. Sara Netzley, EW.com, 25 June 2022 Originally published as a novella in 2008, Kawakami later expanded Breasts and Eggs into a two-section novel about working-class women seeking greater autonomy over their bodies and minds. Idra Novey, The Atlantic, 22 May 2022 The entire home, in fact, reads like a novella, with elements of the natural world, travel, and the pursuit of knowledge showing up in lovely and exciting interventions. Camille Okhio, ELLE Decor, 9 May 2022 Miller’s take on the material mainly sacrifices the feminist elements of Byatt’s novella in favor of investigating the magic of movie storytelling. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 May 2022 Her mother, in turn, introduced the book to Tournié, reading the novella to her young daughter before bedtime. Jeryl Brunner, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Italian, "piece of news, announcement, story, narrative," noun derivative from feminine of novello "new," going back to Latin novellus "young, tender (of plants or animals)," from novus "new" + -ellus, diminutive suffix — more at new entry 1

First Known Use

1677, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of novella was in 1677
BNC: 39014 COCA: 18300
BNC: 39014 COCA: 18300
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中篇小說

0_0: Translations of novella
  • # n.
    短篇故事: novella, storiette
    中篇小說: novella

0_0: Definitions of novella
  • # noun.
    - a short novel or long short story.

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