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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How to use originality in a sentence?

1. Bob Seger:

   Be original. That's my best advice. You're going to find that there's something that you do well, and try to do it with as much originality as you can, and don't skimp on the words. Work on the words.

2. Josh Billings:

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

3. Stu Strachan:

   I think some traditions value originality more than others. That being said, if you get a ghost writer, I think most pastors would heavily frown on it, however, from a practical money perspective, that’s not something a lot of pastors can do. The average church congregation in the US is around 100 people, and the funds simply are n’t there to pay someone to do that work for you.

4. Joel H. Hildebrand:

   The invention of IQ did a great disservice to creativity in education. ... Individuality, personality, originality, are too precious to be meddled with by amateur psychiatrists whose patterns for a 'wholesome personality' are inevitably their own.

5. Joseph Brodsky:

   The surest defense against Evil is extreme individualism, originality of thinking, whimsicality, even -- if you will -- eccentricity. That is, something that can't be feigned, faked, imitated; something even a seasoned imposter couldn't be happy with.