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novedoso

novel, innovative

adjective noh-beh-DOH-soh Rare

Also means

new

Usage Note

Novedoso emphasises newness and originality, typically applied to products, ideas, or methods: una solución novedosa. It is a near-synonym of innovador (innovative) but is less technical. Note that novela (novel) shares the root but refers to a book — novedoso does not mean 'novelistic'.

Examples

"Presentaron un método novedoso para enseñar idiomas."

Natural Translation

They presented a novel method for teaching languages.

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