nouveauté

novelty, new thing

noun noo-voh-TEH Rare

Origin: Old French 'novel' + '-té' (Latin '-tatem')

Usage Note

Nouveauté stresses the quality of being new or the new item itself — les nouveautés de la saison are the season's new releases (fashion, books, or tech). The plural nouveautés is common in retail. The adjective nouveau and the related noun la nouveauté share the same root as novel.

Examples

"Ce magasin propose toujours les dernières nouveautés."

Natural Translation

This shop always offers the latest new arrivals.

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