Novel vs. Standard — 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.

A level of quality or attainment

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

Something used as a measure, norm, or model in comparative evaluations

The literary genre represented by novels.

(especially with reference to jazz or blues) a tune or song of established popularity.

Strikingly new, unusual, or different.

A military or ceremonial flag carried on a pole or hoisted on a rope.

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

A tree or shrub that grows on an erect stem of full height.

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

An upright water or gas pipe.

A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella.

Used or accepted as normal or average

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

(of a tree or shrub) growing on an erect stem of full height

(obsolete) A novelty; something new.

Serving as or conforming to an established or accepted measurement or value

A new legal constitution in ancient Rome.

Widely recognized or employed as a model of authority or excellence

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

Acceptable but of less than top quality

That which is new or unusual; a novelty.

Normal, familiar, or usual

News; fresh tidings.

Commonly used or supplied

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.

(Linguistics) Conforming to models or norms of usage admired by educated speakers and writers

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

An acknowledged measure of comparison for quantitative or qualitative value; a criterion.

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

An object that under specified conditions defines, represents, or records the magnitude of a unit.

Of a kind not seen before;

The commodity or commodities used to back a monetary system.

Pleasantly novel or different;

The set proportion by weight of gold or silver to alloy metal prescribed for use in coinage.

A degree or level of requirement, excellence, or attainment

Something, such as a practice or a product, that is widely recognized or employed, especially because of its excellence.

A set of specifications that are adopted within an industry to allow compatibility between products.

A requirement of moral conduct

The ensign of a chief of state, nation, or city.

A long, tapering flag bearing heraldic devices distinctive of a person or corporation.

An emblem or flag of an army, raised on a pole to indicate the rallying point in battle.

The colors of a mounted or motorized military unit.

Chiefly British A grade level in elementary schools.

A pedestal, stand, or base.

The large upper petal of the flower of a pea or related plant. Also called banner, vexillum.

One of the narrow upright petals of an iris.

A shrub or small tree that through grafting or training has a single stem of limited height with a crown of leaves and flowers at its apex.

(Music) A composition that is continually used in repertoires

Falling within an accepted range of size, amount, power, quality, etc.

(of a tree or shrub) Growing alone as a free-standing plant; not trained on a post etc.

Having recognized excellence or authority.

Of a usable or serviceable grade or quality.

Having a manual transmission.

As normally supplied (not optional).

(linguistics) Conforming to the standard variety.

A principle or example or measure used for comparison.

A level of quality or attainment.

Something used as a measure for comparative evaluations; a model.

A musical work of established popularity.

A rule or set of rules or requirements which are widely agreed upon or imposed by government.

The proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established for coinage.

(sociolinguistics) standard idiom, a prestigious or standardized language variety; standard language

A bottle of wine containing 0.750 liters of fluid.

(India) Grade level in primary education.

A vertical pole with something at its apex.

An object supported in an upright position, such as a lamp standard.

The flag or ensign carried by a military unit.

One of the upright members that supports the horizontal axis of a transit or theodolite.

Any upright support, such as one of the poles of a scaffold.

A sturdy, woody plant whose upright stem is used to graft a less hardy ornamental flowering plant on, rather then actually planting it.

A tree of natural size supported by its own stem, and not dwarfed by grafting on the stock of a smaller species nor trained upon a wall or trellis.

The sheth of a plough.

A manual transmission vehicle.

(botany) The upper petal or banner of a papilionaceous corolla.

(shipbuilding) An inverted knee timber placed upon the deck instead of beneath it, with its vertical branch turned upward from that which lies horizontally.

A large drinking cup.

(historical) A collar of mail protecting the neck.

(slang) An expression of agreement

A flag; colors; a banner; especially, a national or other ensign.

That which is established by authority as a rule for the measure of quantity, extent, value, or quality; esp., the original specimen weight or measure sanctioned by government, as the standard pound, gallon, or yard.

That which is established as a rule or model by authority, custom, or general consent; criterion; test.

The proportion of weights of fine metal and alloy established by authority.

A tree of natural size supported by its own stem, and not dwarfed by grafting on the stock of a smaller species nor trained upon a wall or trellis.

The upper petal or banner of a papilionaceous corolla.

An upright support, as one of the poles of a scaffold; any upright in framing.

An inverted knee timber placed upon the deck instead of beneath it, with its vertical branch turned upward from that which lies horizontally.

The sheth of a plow.

A large drinking cup.

Being, affording, or according with, a standard for comparison and judgment; as, standard time; standard weights and measures; a standard authority as to nautical terms; standard gold or silver.

Hence: Having a recognized and permanent value; as, standard works in history; standard authors.

Not supported by, or fastened to, a wall; as, standard fruit trees.

A basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated;

The ideal in terms of which something can be judged;

A board measure = 1980 board feet

The value behind the money in a monetary system

An upright pole or beam (especially one used as a support);

Any distinctive flag

Conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind;

Commonly used or supplied;

Established or widely recognized as a model of authority or excellence;

Conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers;

Regularly and widely used or sold;