Definitions

originality

[uh-rij-uh-nal-i-tee] / əˌrɪdʒ əˈnæl ɪ ti /

NOUN

creativeness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boldness brilliance cleverness daring freshness imagination individuality ingenuity innovation inventiveness resourcefulness spirit

STRONG

creativity imaginativeness ingeniousness innovativeness invention modernity newness nonconformity novelty unconventionality unorthodoxy

WEAK

creative spirit new idea

Antonyms

STRONGEST

being reality

WEAK

orthodoxy

Example Sentences

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The theme was “The Originality of a Cheesemonger.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2023

Originality is a quality attributed to ideas and actions that appear unique, inventive, or unusual.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2023

Originality is overrated, except by people who have it.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 16, 2019

Originality in that person is what makes us drawn to you.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2019

Originality of humour then yielded to conventional buffoonery.

From The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First by Gozzi, Carlo