originality

o·rig·i·nal·i·ty  (-rj-nl-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.

Thesaurus

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 novelty, freshness - originality by virtue of being new and surprising
	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 novelty, freshness - originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel heterodoxy, unorthodoxy - the quality of being unorthodox unoriginality - the quality of being unoriginal

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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

Translations

originality [ərɪdʒɪˈnælɪtɪ] n → originalidad f

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originality [ərɪdʒɪˈnælɪtɪ] n → originalité f

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originality [ərɪdʒɪˈnælɪtɪ] origin n → Originalität f

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originality [ərɪdʒɪˈnælɪtɪ] n → originalità