originality
English Thesaurus
1. the quality of being new and original (not derived from something else) (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | quality, |
| definition | : | an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | freshness, novelty, |
| definition | : | originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel (noun.attribute) |
| attribute | : | original, |
| definition | : | being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | unoriginal, |
| definition | : | not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual (adj.all) |
2. the ability to think and act independently (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | ability, power, |
| definition | : | possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | innovativeness, |
| definition | : | originality by virtue of introducing new ideas (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | unconventionality, |
| definition | : | originality by virtue of being unconventional (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | freshness, novelty, |
| definition | : | originality by virtue of being new and surprising (noun.cognition) |
3. the quality of being new and original (not derived from something else) (noun.attribute)
| antonym | : | unoriginality, |
| definition | : | the quality of being unoriginal (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | original, |
| definition | : | being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of (adj.all) |
| antonym | : | unoriginality, |
| definition | : | the quality of being unoriginal (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | original, |
| definition | : | being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of (adj.all) |
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