Synonyms for originality
əˌrɪdʒ əˈnæl ɪ tiorig·i·nal·i·ty

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1. originalitynoun

   the ability to think and act independently

   Antonyms:
   unoriginality

2. originalitynoun

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

   Antonyms:
   unoriginality

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1. • Ability
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1. List of paraphrases for "originality":

   uniqueness, distinctiveness, original

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1. Josh Billings:

   About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment.

2. Herman Melville:

   It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.

3. Ansel Adams:

   Millions of men have lived to fight, build palaces and boundaries, shape destinies and societies but the compelling force of all times has been the force of originality and creation profoundly affecting the roots of human spirit.

4. Isaac Bashevis Singer:

   Originality is not seen in single words or even sentences. Originality is the sum total of a man's thinking or his writing.

5. Mary McCarthy:

   It has to be acknowledged that in capitalist society, with its herds of hippies, originality has become a sort of fringe benefit, a mere convention, accepted obsolescence, the Beatnik model being turned in for the Hippie model, as though strangely obedient to capitalist laws of marketing.