1. a short novel or long short story, typically between 17,500 and 40,000 words
Usage: literary

Examples

• The author’s latest novelette explores themes of family and identity.
• She published a novelette in the literary magazine.
• The novelette was too long for a short story collection but too brief for a full novel.
• His novelette won the award for best fiction under 50,000 words.
• The publisher specializes in novelettes by emerging writers.
• She spent three months writing her first novelette.