originality
English
Etymology
From French originalité. Surface etymology is original + -ity.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˌɹɪdʒɪˈnælɪti/
Noun
originality (countable and uncountable, plural originalities)
- (uncountable) The quality of being original or novel.
- (uncountable) The capacity to think independently or be inventive.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 132:
- Originality may be the capacity to look at the same facts and see new explanations.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 132:
- (countable) Something original.
Translations
the quality of being original or novel
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the capacity to think independently or be inventive
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something original
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Further reading
- "originality" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 230.
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