Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

novelette

[nov-uh-let] / ˌnɒv əˈlɛt /


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:

You know the species because androids have been a mainstay of science fiction since before Isaac Asimov coined the “three laws of robotics” for a novelette published in 1942.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 6, 2025

The latter was based on his experience copywriting for a press agent, which inspired a novelette in Cosmopolitan called “Tell Me About It Tomorrow!”

From New York Times Feb. 11, 2024

Your Lady Astronaut novels were an outgrowth of your original novelette, “The Lady Astronaut of Mars,” originally published in 2013.

From The Verge Sep. 18, 2018

His is almost like a novelette, of course, with these words engraved by the image of a palmetto tree and crescent: “My wound is geography. It is also my anchorage, my port of call.”

From Washington Times Mar. 18, 2017

An ordinary little novelette and a moral story, working out the disastrous knowledge gained by acquaintance with the unfortunate Branwell's ruinous habits, were her sole productions.

From Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign A Book of Appreciations by Alexander, Mrs.




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