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The movie had a novelistic plot.
What does Novelistic mean?
Novelistic means like a novel in style.
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Related to novels, or having the style or detail of a novel.
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A novelistic description can include many character details.
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The review praised the essay for its novelistic scenes and careful storytelling.
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What does novelistic mean?
Novelistic describes a style that feels like a novel.
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Storylike is close in meaning to novelistic.
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WordNovelistic.
Partadjective.
MeaningNovelistic means like a novel in style.
ExampleExample: The movie had a novelistic plot.
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- Syllables
- nov · uh · lis · tik
- Strongest beat
- nov
- Ending
- tik
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- Put a little extra energy on nov.
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Synonyms
Words like Novelistic
fictionalUse for something related to made-up stories.
storylikeUse for something that feels like a story.
Antonyms
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factualUse for something based mainly on facts.
nonfictionalUse for something not invented as fiction.
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