novelty

Universal Words noun, adjective noun (plural novelties) 1 [U] the quality of being new, different and interesting: It was fun working there at first but the novelty soon wore off (= it became boring). * There's a certain novelty value in this approach. * We must not mistake novelty for originality and quality. 2 [C] a thing, person or situation that is interesting because it is new, unusual, or has not been known before: Electric-powered cars are still something of a novelty. 3 [C] a small cheap object sold as a toy or an ornament: chocolate novelties sold at Easter adjective [onlybeforenoun] different and unusual; intended to be amusing and to catch people's attention: a novelty teapot