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. List of paraphrases for "originality":

   uniqueness, distinctiveness, original

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1. 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.

2. Henry Louis Mencken:

   The aim of public education is not to spread enlightenment at all it is simply to reduce as many individuals as possible to the same safe level, to breed a standard citizenry, to put down dissent and originality.

3. Clive Staples Lewis:

   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.

4. George Lois:

   Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by originality, overcomes everything.

5. 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.