"originality" meaning in English

See originality in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /əˌɹɪd͡ʒɪˈnælɪti/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-originality.wav Forms: originalities [plural]
Etymology: From French originalité. By surface analysis, original + -ity. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|originalité}} French originalité, {{surf|en|original|-ity}} By surface analysis, original + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} originality (countable and uncountable, plural originalities)
  1. (uncountable) The quality of being original or novel. Tags: uncountable Translations (the quality of being original or novel): orixinalidá [feminine] (Asturian), originaltasun (Basque), арыгіна́льнасць (aryhinálʹnascʹ) [feminine] (Belarusian), оригиналност (originalnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), originalitat [feminine] (Catalan), omaperäisyys (Finnish), omintakeisuus (Finnish), omaleimaisuus (Finnish), originalité [feminine] (French), orixinalidade [feminine] (Galician), Originalität [feminine] (German), מקוריות (mekoriyút) [feminine] (Hebrew), eredetiség (Hungarian), originalità [feminine] (Italian), originalitat [feminine] (Occitan), oryginalność [feminine] (Polish), originalidade [feminine] (Portuguese), originalitate [feminine] (Romanian), оригина́льность (originálʹnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), нова́торство (novátorstvo) [neuter] (Russian), originalidad [feminine] (Spanish), orihinalidad (Tagalog), orijinalite (Turkish), оригіна́льність (oryhinálʹnistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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  2. (uncountable) The capacity to think independently or be inventive. Tags: uncountable Translations (the capacity to think independently or be inventive): оригиналност (originalnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), Originalität [feminine] (German), מקוריות (mekoriyút) [feminine] (Hebrew), חדשנות (khadshanút) [feminine] (Hebrew), originalidade [feminine] (Portuguese), originalitate [feminine] (Romanian), orihinalidad (Tagalog), özgünlük (Turkish), orijinalite (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-originality-en-noun-zwx-kFWA Disambiguation of 'the capacity to think independently or be inventive': 4 94 2
  3. (countable) Something original. Tags: countable Translations (something original): orixinalidá [feminine] (Asturian), originalitat [feminine] (Catalan), Originalität [feminine] (German), originalidade [feminine] (Portuguese), originalidad [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-originality-en-noun-4Chuy9ib Disambiguation of 'something original': 20 2 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: threshold of originality

Inflected forms

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    {
      "word": "threshold of originality"
    }
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        {
          "ref": "1946 March and April, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, pages 105–106:",
          "text": "The space at my disposal does not permit me to go into Mr. Bulleid's paper in detail, but it is impossible to refrain from an expression of admiration at the originality that has been packed into this outstanding design.",
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        "(uncountable) The quality of being original or novel."
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        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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        {
          "ref": "2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 132:",
          "text": "Originality may be the capacity to look at the same facts and see new explanations.",
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        }
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        "The capacity to think independently or be inventive."
      ],
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          "inventive"
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        "(uncountable) The capacity to think independently or be inventive."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "2021 December 15, Robin Leleux, “Awards honour the best restoration projects: The Railway Heritage Trust Conservation Award: Newcastle Central”, in RAIL, number 946, page 59:",
          "text": "This houses a waiting room and gentlemen's toilets which, despite some new sanitary fittings in early BR days, fell out of use over 40 years ago, becoming dilapidated - and so remained as the only room on the station to retain its originality.",
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        }
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        "Something original."
      ],
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        "(countable) Something original."
      ],
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        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/əˌɹɪd͡ʒɪˈnælɪti/"
    },
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    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "the quality of being original or novel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "orixinalidá"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "the quality of being original or novel",
      "word": "originaltasun"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "aryhinálʹnascʹ",
      "sense": "the quality of being original or novel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "арыгіна́льнасць"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "originalnost",
      "sense": "the quality of being original or novel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "оригиналност"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "the quality of being original or novel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "originalitat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the quality of being original or novel",
      "word": "omaperäisyys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the quality of being original or novel",
      "word": "omintakeisuus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the quality of being original or novel",
      "word": "omaleimaisuus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the quality of being original or novel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "originalité"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "the quality of being original or novel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "orixinalidade"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the quality of being original or novel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Originalität"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "mekoriyút",
      "sense": "the quality of being original or novel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "מקוריות"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the quality of being original or novel",
      "word": "eredetiség"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the quality of being original or novel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "originalità"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "the quality of being original or novel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "originalitat"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the quality of being original or novel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "oryginalność"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the quality of being original or novel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "originalidade"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the quality of being original or novel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "originalitate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "originálʹnostʹ",
      "sense": "the quality of being original or novel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "оригина́льность"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "novátorstvo",
      "sense": "the quality of being original or novel",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "нова́торство"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the quality of being original or novel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "originalidad"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "the quality of being original or novel",
      "word": "orihinalidad"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the quality of being original or novel",
      "word": "orijinalite"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "oryhinálʹnistʹ",
      "sense": "the quality of being original or novel",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "оригіна́льність"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "originalnost",
      "sense": "the capacity to think independently or be inventive",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "оригиналност"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the capacity to think independently or be inventive",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Originalität"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "mekoriyút",
      "sense": "the capacity to think independently or be inventive",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "מקוריות"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "khadshanút",
      "sense": "the capacity to think independently or be inventive",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "חדשנות"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the capacity to think independently or be inventive",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "originalidade"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the capacity to think independently or be inventive",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "originalitate"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "the capacity to think independently or be inventive",
      "word": "orihinalidad"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the capacity to think independently or be inventive",
      "word": "özgünlük"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the capacity to think independently or be inventive",
      "word": "orijinalite"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "something original",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "orixinalidá"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "something original",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "originalitat"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "something original",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Originalität"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "something original",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "originalidade"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "something original",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "originalidad"
    }
  ],
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    "originality"
  ],
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}

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