novelette
/nɒvəˈlɛt/
novelette noun: a short novel, synonymous with novella.
Noun
novelette (plural novelettes)
- A short novel, synonymous with novella.
- Synonyms:
- novella
- A story longer than a short story, but shorter than a novella.
- Best novella was Nnedi Okorafor’s African-flavoured space opera Binti (Tor), while best novelette was Folding Beijing by Hao Jingfang, translated by Ken Liu.2016 November 30, Adam Roberts, “The best SF and fantasy books of 2016”, in The Guardian
- Nebula Awards® will be made in the following categories […] Novelette: at least 7,500 words but less than 17,500 words[…]2023 December 1, Nebula Awards, “Nebula Rules”, in Nebula Awards website
- A short piece of lyrical music, especially one for the piano.
novelette meaning in Urdu and Kannada
novelette in Urdu
- novelette, novella
- ناولٹ nāolaṭ
novelette in Kannada
- ಚಿಕ್ಕ ಕಾದಂಬರಿ
Synonyms of novelette
Forms of novelette
| plural | novelettes |
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Origin of novelette
From novel + -ette.
Words formed from novelette
Words that rhyme with novelette
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- upset
- vignette
- whet
- sett
- cornet
- let
- manchette
- roulette
- yet
- cadet
- cassette
- collarette
- forget
- pet
- banquette
- met
- mignonette
- musette
- octet
- reset
- unset
- abet
- beget
- brunette
- cuvette
- debt
- dinette
- dudette
- duet
- minuet
- navette
- planchette
- quartet
- regret
- silhouette
- vinaigrette
- aid and abet
- amourette
- barrette
- bavette
- bet
- brett
- briquette
- corvette
- couchette
- enucleate
- fossette
- grisette
Questions about novelette
- What does novelette mean?
- Novelette means a short novel, synonymous with novella.
- What is novelette in Urdu?
- Novelette in Urdu is ناولٹ (nāolaṭ). See Novelette meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is novelette?
- Novelette is a noun.
- How do you pronounce novelette?
- Novelette is pronounced /nɒvəˈlɛt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of novelette?
- The plural of novelette is novelettes.
Words near novelette in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: novelette (page history and authors); ناولٹ (Urdu) (page history and authors); novelette (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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