Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

novella

[noh-vel-uh] / noʊˈvɛl ə /


NOUN
short story
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Based on his 1997 children’s novella, this economical piece of autofiction chronicles a life-changing cross-country flight in 1962 from Travolta’s childhood home in New Jersey to the sunny streets of Los Angeles.

From Salon Jun. 2, 2026

More than 80 years after he was created in Albert Camus’s 1942 novella “The Stranger,” Meursault is still the same chilling prophet of alienation, a walking caricature of emotionlessness who is nevertheless spellbinding.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 2, 2026

One thing to know: This Sundance Film Festival hit about the life and sorrows of a logger in early 20th-century America is based on a novella by Denis Johnson.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 13, 2026

Bentley's gamble on the 2011 novella by Denis Johnson appears to have paid off.

From Barron's Feb. 27, 2026

As you must know, it would be unusual for us to publish a complete novella by an unknown writer, or for that matter a well-established one.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Martin’s Dunk and Egg novellas also questions whether who inherit rulership deserve that duty, reflecting their cravenness in shining gleam of its heroes’ virtue.

From Salon Feb. 23, 2026

Another spin-off, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, adapted from a series of novellas written by Martin, launched last month.

From BBC Feb. 18, 2026

“The Body” was published in 1982 in “Different Seasons,” a collection of four King novellas.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 2, 2026

Martin’s “Tales of Dunk and Egg” series of novellas, saw the hopeful hedge knight make some progress toward achieving his dreams.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 25, 2026

Separated but by half a century the cantos are the antipodes of the novellas.

From Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern by Saltus, Edgar

Included in the novel's 496-page sweep are three brilliant novelle: Ensign Woodbridge's encounter with the hypocritical missionaries, the story of the Irish monk and the satanic trader, Parker, and Seaman O'Connell on a berserk rampage.

From Time Magazine Archive

Readers of the novelle will remember the discussion on the subject by Pietro Fortini in his Novelle de' Novizi, xxxi.

From Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England by Greg, Walter W.

Amongst other versions of the story is a novelle by Giovanni Brevio, published as part of his "Rime" in 1545.

From Game and Playe of the Chesse A Verbatim Reprint of the First Edition, 1474 by Caxton, William

The advance was due partly, no doubt, to a perception of the heroic absurdities of French fiction, but also to the study of Italian novelle and the "Exemplary Novels" of Cervantes.

From The Life and Romances of Mrs. Eliza Haywood by Whicher, George Frisbie

He left the administration of his diocese to the Bishop of Grasse, and employed himself, at the advanced age of seventy, in the completion of his novelle.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various




Vocabulary lists containing novella


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training