Synonyms:
originality
Meaning: the ability to think and act independently
Synonyms:
originality
Meaning: the quality of being new and original (not derived from something else)
Usage examples
ORIGINALITY.
I adore originality.
This theory has at least the merit of originality.
We do not claim originality for the statement that things never happen quite as one expects them to.
The animal knows its trade thoroughly, but it does not know and will never know aught else, being incapable of originality.
It is possible, young ladies--nay, quite probable, I should say--that your originality and genius will yet make Millville famous."
They are, likewise, distinguished by originality of treatment, complete mastery of the material used, as well as by genuine beauty of rhyme and rhythm.
The only artists who can show great originality are those trained in distinct and established schools; for originality and genius must be largely fed and raised on the shoulders of some old tradition.
Grace and spirit, originality of invention, joyous abandon, a fancy controlled by a studious mind, a profusion of quaint humor and a proper division of light and shade, combine to give the dominant note to his music.
Originality cannot be expected in a field like this, where all the attitudes and tempers that are possible have been exhibited in literature long ago, and where any new writer can immediately be classed under a familiar head.