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novelesque

novelesque adjective: stylistically reminiscent of a novel.

Adjective

novelesque (comparative more novelesque, superlative most novelesque)

  1. Stylistically reminiscent of a novel.
    • a novelesque biography
    Synonyms:
    novelish, novellike

Synonyms of novelesque

Forms of novelesque

comparativemore novelesque
superlativemost novelesque

Origin of novelesque

From novel + -esque. Piecewise doublet of novelish.

Questions about novelesque

What does novelesque mean?
Novelesque means stylistically reminiscent of a novel.
What part of speech is novelesque?
Novelesque is an adjective.

Words near novelesque in the dictionary

  1. novela
  2. novelas
  3. novelcraft
  4. noveldom
  5. novelese
  6. novelesque
  7. novelet
  8. Noveleta
  9. novelets
  10. novelette
  11. novelettes

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