novelty
n. C / Un. the quality of being new, original, or unusual. You also use it to describe a small, cheap object that is made to be funny or interesting.
n. the quality of being new, original, or unusual; also refers to a small, inexpensive manufactured object intended for amusement or souvenir purposes.
The novelty of the new job wore off after a month.
The shop sells various novelties like plastic sunglasses and keychains to tourists visiting the beach.
While the initial novelty of remote work provided a boost in morale, many employees eventually found the lack of physical social interaction detrimental to their long-term creativity.
From Middle English novelte, from Old French novelté (Modern French nouveauté), from the adjective novel, ultimately from Latin novellus. By surface analysis, novel + -ty.
Uncountable when referring to the quality of being new; countable when referring to a physical object or toy.