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. |
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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 << OPPOSITE conventionality
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