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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 coming into being, such as Abstract or Impressionism ) it essentially exists in the subjective perceptions of individuals. It also refers to something ''novel''; that which is striking, original or unusual.

Novelty can refer to:
  • Novelties , small manufactured adornments; similarly ''novelty item'', a toy or collectible

  • '' Novelty '', one of the first steam locomotives which was due to compete at the Rainhill Trials of 1829

  • Novelty , part of the legal test to determine whether an Invention is Patentable

  • Novelty, Missouri , a place in the United States

  • Novelty Dance , a type of dance that is popular for being unusual or humorous

  • Novelty Record , a musical album that capitalizes on something new, unusual, or a current fad

  • Novelty Show , a competition or display in which exhibits or specimens are in way some novel

  • Novelty Song , a song that capitalizes on something new, unusual, or is otherwise hard to categorize

  • Novelty Architecture , a building or other structure that is interesting because it has an amusing design

  • Novelty Theory , an eschatological theory promoted by Terrence McKenna

  • Novelty, a Chess Term for a move in chess which has never been played before in a recorded game