Novel vs. Exotic — What's the Difference?

A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the Italian: novella for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itself from the Latin: novella, a singular noun use of the neuter plural of novellus, diminutive of novus, meaning "new".Some novelists, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ann Radcliffe, John Cowper Powys, preferred the term "romance" to describe their novels.

From another part of the world; foreign

A fictional prose narrative of considerable length, typically having a plot that is unfolded by the actions, speech, and thoughts of the characters.

Intriguingly unusual or different; excitingly strange

The literary genre represented by novels.

Of or involving striptease

Strikingly new, unusual, or different.

A plant or animal that is exotic.

Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new.

A striptease performer.

Original, especially in an interesting way; new and striking; not of the typical or ordinary type.

Foreign, especially in an exciting way.

A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella.

Non-native to the ecosystem.

(historical) A fable; a short tale, especially one of many making up a larger work.

(finance) Being or relating to an option with features that make it more complex than commonly traded options.

(obsolete) A novelty; something new.

(gambling) Being or relating to various wagers, such as the trifecta, that involve betting on the finishing positions of multiple competitors across one or more races.

A new legal constitution in ancient Rome.

(biology) An organism that is exotic to an environment.

Of recent origin or introduction; not ancient; new; hence, out of the ordinary course; unusual; strange; surprising.

An exotic dancer; a stripteaser.

That which is new or unusual; a novelty.

(physics) Any exotic particle.

News; fresh tidings.

Introduced from a foreign country; not native; extraneous; foreign; as, an exotic plant; an exotic term or word.

A fictitious tale or narrative, longer than a short story, having some degree of complexity and development of characters; it is usually organized as a time sequence of events, and is commonly intended to exhibit the operation of the passions, and often of love.

Anything of foreign origin; something not of native growth, as a plant, a word, a custom.

A extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

Being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world;

A printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction;

Strikingly strange or unusual;

Of a kind not seen before;

Pleasantly novel or different;