Meaning

4 senses
  1. (uncountable)The quality of being original or novel.

    Originalität

    оригина́льностьoriginálʹnostʹ, нова́торствоnovátorstvo

    оригіна́льністьoryhinálʹnistʹ

    the quality of being new and original (not derived from something else)

  2. (uncountable)The capacity to think independently or be inventive.

    Originalität

    the ability to think and act independently

  3. (countable)Something original.

    Originalität

  4. (uncountable)The original state or condition of a thing.

Examples

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  1. The work I'm doing now requires originality.

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  2. I considered his originality of great importance.

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  3. He is above all others in originality.

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  4. I value originality in what I choose.

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  5. Authenticity is invaluable, but originality is non-existent.

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Translations

9 languages
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the quality of being original or novel:
Русский
By meaning 1
the quality of being original or novel:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the quality of being original or novel:

Origin

From French originalité. By surface analysis, original + -ity.

From French originalité. By surface analysis, original + -ity.

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Forms

plural: originalities
Singularoriginality
Pluraloriginalities

regular

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words
Relatedoriginal

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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