Novelty
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
* Novelty (locomotive), one of the first steam locomotives which was due to compete at the Rainhill Trials of 1829
* Novelty (patent), 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 Theory, an eschatological theory promoted by Terrence McKenna
* Novelty, a move in chess which has never been played before in a recorded game; see chess terminology