o·rig·i·nal·i·ty ( -r j -n l -t )n. pl. o·rig·i·nal·i·ties 1. The quality of being original. 2. The capacity to act or think independently. 3. Something original. |
originality [əˌrɪdʒɪˈnælɪtɪ]
n pl -ties
1. the quality or condition of being original
2. the ability to create or innovate
3. something original
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| Noun | 1. | originality - the ability to think and act independently ability, power - possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination" innovativeness - originality by virtue of introducing new ideas unconventionality - originality by virtue of being unconventional |
| 2. | originality - the quality of being new and original (not derived from something else) quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare heterodoxy, unorthodoxy - the quality of being unorthodox unoriginality - the quality of being unoriginal |
originality
noun novelty, imagination, creativity, innovation, new ideas, individuality, ingenuity, freshness, uniqueness, boldness, inventiveness, cleverness, resourcefulness, break with tradition, newness, unfamiliarity, creative spirit, unorthodoxy, unconventionality, creativeness, innovativeness, imaginativeness the startling originality of his writing
orthodoxy, normality, conformity, regularity, traditionalism, conventionality, staleness, imitativeness
orthodoxy, normality, conformity, regularity, traditionalism, conventionality, staleness, imitativeness
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