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1. originality
noun. ['ɝˌɪdʒəˈnælɪti'] the ability to think and act independently.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- -ity (English)
- -ité (French)
- original (English)
- original (Middle English (1100-1500))
Rhymes with Originality
- heterosexuality
- constitutionality
- instrumentality
- proportionality
- sentimentality
- individuality
- conditionality
- principality
- impartiality
- functionality
- technicality
- punctuality
- mutuality
- materiality
- eventuality
- cyclicality
- criminality
- collegiality
- speciality
- seasonality
- rationality
- personality
- nationality
- informality
- immortality
- mentality
- illegality
- centrality
- brutality
- bestiality
How do you pronounce originality?
Pronounce originality as ərˌɪʤəˈnælɪti.
US - How to pronounce originality in American English
UK - How to pronounce originality in British English
Sentences with originality
1. Noun, singular or mass
This terra cotta brick backsplash by Leyer has us swooning thanks to its originality.
Quotes about originality
1. Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it.
- C. S. Lewis
2. Originality is the fine art of remembering what you hear but forgetting where you heard it.
- Laurence J. Peter
3. It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.
- Herman Melville
