n.

1. 新颖，新奇[U]
   The demand is for quality, variety and novelty.

   现在需求的是质量、花式品种和新颖性。

2. 新颖的事物；新奇的经验[C]
   The drive-in movie was a novelty to her, and she enjoyed it.

   “免下车”电影对她来讲是件新奇事，她很喜欢看。

3. 新颖小巧而廉价的物品[C][P1]
   I bought some novelties on the boardwalk.

   我在海滨人行道上买了一些新颖的小玩意儿。

n.

1. the quality of being novel.
   ▸a new or unfamiliar thing or experience.
   ▸ [as modifier] denoting something intended to be amusing as a result of its originality or unusualness.
2. a small and inexpensive toy or ornament.