novedad
news, novelty
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
The quality of being new, and the new things themselves
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novel
new and original
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-dad
noun suffix
Novedad means novelty and turns the English word novel0 into a Spanish noun. It also means news, since news is whatever is new.
novedad
news, update (often plural)
New information about something you've been waiting to hear about.
¿Hay alguna novedad sobre el contrato?Is there any news about the contract?
Te llamo en cuanto tenga novedadesI'll call you as soon as I have any updates
novelty, newness
The quality of being new, or a thing that has it.
Para ellos el metro era una novedadFor them the subway was a novelty
La novedad de la casa se le pasó en un mesThe newness of the house wore off for her in a month
innovation, new release (products, tech)
The newest thing out, the latest novelty.
Este teléfono es la última novedadThis phone is the latest innovation
La tienda recibió las novedades de temporadaThe store got in the new releases for the season
change, development
A change or development in a situation, meaning whatever is new since you last looked.
Con el bebé hubo muchas novedades en casaWith the baby there were many changes at home
El informe no menciona ninguna novedadThe report doesn't mention any development
sin novedad
nothing to report, without incident
A way to say that nothing has gone wrong, literally "nothing new has happened."
El guardia terminó su turno sin novedadThe guard finished his shift with nothing to report
Llegamos sin novedad después de ocho horas de viajeWe arrived without incident after an eight hour trip