novella
/nəˈvɛlə/US/nəˈvɛlə/
novella noun: a short novel or long short story.
Noun (1)
novella (plural novellas or novelle)
- A short novel or long short story.
- Synonyms:
- novelette
Noun (2)
novella (plural novellae)
Proper noun capitalized: Novella
Novella (plural Novellas)
- A surname.
novella meaning in Indonesian and Vietnamese
novella in Indonesian
- short novel
- novela
novella in Vietnamese
- short novel
- tiểu thuyết ngắn, truyện vừa
Synonyms of novella
Forms of novella
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | novellas |
| plural | novelle |
| plural | novellae |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Novellas |
Origin of novella
Borrowed from Italian novella. Doublet of novel.
Learned borrowing from Latin novella. Doublet of novel.
Borrowed from Italian or Catalan Novella.
Words formed from novella
Words that rhyme with novella
- stella
- columella
- Ella
- cinderella
- umbrella
- stracciatella
- a cappella
- fella
- ambarella
- citronella
- Coachella
- columnella
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- hella
- lamella
- micella
- mozzarella
- nigella
- predella
- salmonella
- Tudela
- varicella
- zooxanthella
- acanthella
- Adela
- amborella
- Bella
- brucella
- candela
- canella
- capitella
- castella
- cella
- cerebella
- chlorella
- clitella
- favela
- fellah
- flabella
- flagella
- fraxinella
- Gabriella
- haustella
- klebsiella
- labella
- mistella
- moraxella
- mortadella
- paella
- panatela
- petronella
- portabella
- prunella
- quinella
- rostella
- rubella
- scutella
- selaginella
- shigella
- subumbrella
- tarantella
Questions about novella
- What does novella mean?
- Novella means a short novel or long short story.
- What is novella in Indonesian?
- Novella in Indonesian is novela. See Novella meaning in Indonesian.
- What part of speech is novella?
- Novella can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce novella?
- Novella is pronounced /nəˈvɛlə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of novella?
- The plural of novella is novellas.
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