Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

novelise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nov-elise
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Alternative form of novelize.

Example Sentences

"Herbert was able to novelise his experiences as a soldier into a compelling action drama."

Etymology

Etymology tree 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 -ise English novelise From novel + -ise.

Inflected Forms

novelises (present, singular) novelising (participle, present) novelised (participle, past) novelised (past)

Derived Forms

noveliser

Synonyms

novelize fictionalize fictionalise

Questions

What does novelise mean?: Alternative form of novelize.
Where does novelise come from?: Etymology tree 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 -ise English novelise From novel + -ise.

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