novelette
noun
Simple meaning
A short piece of lyrical music.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
nahvuhlehtSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈnɑvəˈlɛt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
music
A short piece of lyrical music, especially one for the piano.
literature
A short novel, synonymous with novella.
literature
A story longer than a short story, but shorter than a novella.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C2 · Proficient (estimated)
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: A short piece of lyrical music, especially one for the piano.
Used this way, novelette is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a musical use: it is everyday language among musicians and listeners, and specialised outside that.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Music/performance
- Arts writing
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Synonyms
Sense: short piece of lyrical music
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