novelty

nouveauté

Le fait d’être nouveau, différent ou inhabituel.

En anglais simple : The quality of being new, different, or unfamiliar.

• The novelty soon wore off.
• We enjoyed the novelty of sleeping in a tent.
• The restaurant attracted customers with its novelty value.

Comment l'utiliser : the novelty of something (The novelty of working abroad soon wore off.)

Synonymes : newness, freshness

Contraires : familiarity

Expressions courantes : novelty of something, novelty wears off, novelty value

nouveauté

Produit ou invention nouvelle que les gens trouvent inhabituel ou intéressant.

En anglais simple : A new product or invention that people find unusual or interesting.

• The shop sells a clever novelty for opening jars.
• This kitchen tool was a novelty when it first appeared.
• Visitors stopped to examine the latest novelty on display.

Synonymes : innovation, invention

Expressions courantes : latest novelty, a clever novelty, novelty on display

fantaisie

Conçu pour paraître inhabituel ou drôle, surtout pour décorer ou amuser plutôt que pour servir à quelque chose.

En anglais simple : Made to look unusual or funny, mainly for display or amusement rather than practical use.

• He bought a giant novelty calculator.
• The shop sells novelty mugs shaped like animals.
• Her novelty clock is too large for the shelf.

Expressions courantes : novelty calculator, novelty mug, novelty item