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UK
/əɹˌɪdʒɪnˈælɪti/
]
[ US /ɝˌɪdʒəˈnæɫɪti/ ]
[ US /ɝˌɪdʒəˈnæɫɪti/ ]
NOUN
- the quality of being new and original (not derived from something else)
- the ability to think and act independently
How To Use originality In A Sentence
- A few talented writers en dowed with originality and exceptional animation, a few brilliant efforts, isolated, without following, interrupted and recommenced, did not suffice to endow a nation with a solid and imposing basis of literary wealth. Literary and Philosophical Essays: French, German and Italian
- It is a narrative of profound depth and originality. Times, Sunday Times
- Dogmatic constraints, tactical stereotypes, schematism in place of originality, and the boring repetition of truisms are contributing factors in creative infecundity.
- Judges placed high value on entries that demonstrated imagination, originality and flair.
- the overcritical teacher can discourage originality
- Bursting with frantic energy, wry humour and a multitude of voices, it might be best described as a romantic comedy-thriller, but even this fails to capture its sparkling originality.
- Others may decry competitions for their tendency to emphasize technique over artistry, conformity over originality.
- For Public Relations there must be two elements in the package, creativity and originality.
- The camera is static, and the compositions gelid, lacking any originality.
- Creativity and originality are more important than technical skill.