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ORIGINALITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of being new and original (not derived from something else)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("originality" is a kind of...):
quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
Attribute:
original (being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of)
unoriginal (not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "originality"):
freshness; novelty (originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel)
heterodoxy; unorthodoxy (the quality of being unorthodox)
Antonym:
unoriginality (the quality of being unoriginal)
Derivation:
original (being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The ability to think and act independently
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("originality" is a kind of...):
ability; power (possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "originality"):
innovativeness (originality by virtue of introducing new ideas)
unconventionality (originality by virtue of being unconventional)
freshness; novelty (originality by virtue of being new and surprising)
