Dictionary

antinovel en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́) Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der. English anti- Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Italic *nowos Latin novus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Latin novellus Vulgar Latin *novella Italian novellabor. English novel English antinovel From anti- + novel.

Meanings

1. A novel that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the novel, such as a coherent plot and protagonist.
   • Digressions are usually considered a characteristic feature of the antinovel tradition.
2. (broadly) Any style of writing that deviates from the norm of technical conventions used in writing literature.

Forms

Deriveds

antinovelist · antinovelistic

Translations (5)

fi antiromaani (a novel that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the novel) · pl antypowieść (a novel that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the novel) · ru антинове́лла (a novel that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the novel) · el αντιμυθιστόρημα (a novel that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the novel) · pt antirromance (a novel that deliberately avoids the typical conventions of the novel)