Synonyms of novella

novella

noun

nō-ˈve-lə 

as in tale

a work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel

pressed for time, many English teachers have their students read the one novella among the novelist's works

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tale
• story
• narrative
• novelette
• yarn
• short story
• history
• joke
• fable
• romance
• anecdote
• myth
• parable
• legend
• record
• fairy tale
• annals
• bedtime story
• report
• exemplum
• chronicle
• folktale
• account

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of novella

The company is working on a feature adaptation of Pulitzer Prize finalist Torrey Peters’ novella Stag Dance and a feature romantic comedy from Carly Usdin and Brittani Nichols featuring WNBA players Gabby Williams, Theresa Plaisance, and Syd Colson. — Peter White, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026

Deep in the Pyrenees mountains, a young man, Miquel, struggles in the wake of his mother’s death in a snowstorm — a tragic event that was at the center of Tóibín’s 2006 novella, A Long Winter. — Mary Lawrence Ware, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026

There’s a theory in the novella that Helaena is pushed from the window and Mysaria is a suspect. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

An adaptation of Stephen King‘s 1982 novella The Body, Stand by Me represented Reiner’s first foray into dramatic filmmaking. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2026