Definitions for originalityəˌrɪdʒ əˈnæl ɪ ti
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•rig•i•nal•i•tyəˌrɪdʒ əˈnæl ɪ ti(n.)
the quality or state of being original.
the ability to think or express oneself in an independent and individual manner; creative ability.
freshness or novelty, as of an idea, method, or performance.
Origin of originality:
1735–45; < F originalité
Princeton's WordNet
originality(noun)
the ability to think and act independently
originality(noun)
the quality of being new and original (not derived from something else)
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
originality(noun)əˌrɪdʒ əˈnæl ɪ ti
the quality of being unique and unlike anything else
You score points for originality as well as accuracy.
Wiktionary
originality(Noun)
The quality of being original or novel.
originality(Noun)
The capacity to think independently or be inventive.
originality(Noun)
Something original.
Translations for originality
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
originality(noun)
a model from which a painting etc is made
She is the original of the famous portrait.; His writing shows originality.
- oorspronklikheidAfrikaans
- أصالَهArabic
- оригиналностBulgarian
- originalidadePortuguese (BR)
- původnostCzech
- die OriginalitätGerman
- originalitetDanish
- πρωτοτυπίαGreek
- originalidadSpanish
- omapäraEstonian
- ابتکار؛ خلاقیتFarsi
- omaperäisyysFinnish
- originalitéFrench
- מְקוֹרִיוּתHebrew
- मौलिकताHindi
- originalnost, izvornostCroatian
- eredetiségHungarian
- keaslianIndonesian
- frumleikiIcelandic
- originalitàItalian
- 独創性Japanese
- 독창성Korean
- originalumasLithuanian
- oriģinalitāte, savdabībaLatvian
- sifat originalMalay
- originaliteitDutch
- originalitetNorwegian
- oryginalnośćPolish
- ابتکار؛ خلاقیتPersian
- ابتكارPashto
- originalidadePortuguese
- originalitateRomanian
- самобытностьRussian
- pôvodnosť, originálnosť; originalitaSlovak
- izvirnostSlovenian
- originalnostSerbian
- originalitetSwedish
- ความแปลกใหม่Thai
- yaratıcılık, özgünlükTurkish
- 創造性Chinese (Trad.)
- оригінальність; самобутністьUkrainian
- جدتUrdu
- tính chất nguồn gốcVietnamese
- 创造性Chinese (Simp.)
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