originality

== English == === Etymology === From French originalité. By surface analysis, original +‎ -ity. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˌɹɪd͡ʒɪˈnælɪti/ === Noun === originality (countable and uncountable, plural originalities) (uncountable) The quality of being original or novel. (uncountable) The capacity to think independently or be inventive. (countable) Something original. (uncountable) The original state or condition of a thing. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Raymond Williams (1983), “Originality”, in Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society, revised American edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, published 1985, →ISBN, page 230