Novel vs. Synonym — 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 synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in the same language. For example, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another; they are synonymous.

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

A word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language, for example shut is a synonym of close

The literary genre represented by novels.

A word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or other words in a language.

Strikingly new, unusual, or different.

A word or expression that serves as a figurative or symbolic substitute for another

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

(Biology) One of two or more scientific names that have been applied to the same species or other taxonomic group.

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

A word whose meaning is the same as that of another word.

A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella.

A word or phrase with a meaning that is the same as, or very similar to, another word or phrase.

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

(zoology) Any of the formal names for a taxon, including the valid name (i.e. the senior synonym).

(obsolete) A novelty; something new.

Any name for a taxon, usually a validly published, formally accepted one, but often also an unpublished name.

A new legal constitution in ancient Rome.

(databases) An alternative (often shorter) name defined for an object in a database.

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

One of two or more words (commonly words of the same language) which are equivalents of each other; one of two or more words which have very nearly the same signification, and therefore may often be used interchangeably. See under Synonymous.

That which is new or unusual; a novelty.

An incorrect or incorrectly applied scientific name, as a new name applied to a species or genus already properly named, or a specific name preoccupied by that of another species of the same genus; - so used in the system of nomenclature (which see) in which the correct scientific names of certain natural groups (usually genera, species, and subspecies) are regarded as determined by priority.

News; fresh tidings.

One of two or more words corresponding in meaning but of different languages; a heteronym.

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.

Two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context

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

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

Of a kind not seen before;

Pleasantly novel or different;