Novelty and Surprise

Novelty

Novelty noun - The quality or appeal of being new.

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Surprise and novelty are semantically related. in newness topic. In some cases you can use "Surprise" instead a noun "Novelty".

Nearby Word: novel

Surprise noun - Something that makes a strong impression because it is so unexpected.

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Novelty and surprise are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Novelty" instead a noun "Surprise".

Nearby Words: surprising, surprisingly, surprised, surprized

nice	nice novelty	nice surprise
initial	initial novelty	initial surprise
sheer	sheer novelty	sheer surprise
real	real novelty	real surprise
Other adjectives: main, fun, new, added.

Their charm has been worn away by plodding feet, and they have lost that element of novelty or surprise which is so essential for romance.

Source: Cliché
The 'novelty' was that it happened in a match people wanted to see. Surprise!

Source: Fleeting Demographic Rule aka: Seven Year Rule
See Boring but Practical above: it's no surprise to see many, many players on Youtube ignore novelty weapons (which includes most of the BFG's) in favor of the "AT-14 pistol/G2A2 rifle/VK-12 shotgun" combo from start to finish.

Source: Video Game / First Encounter Assault Recon

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