originality
noun
orig·i·nal·i·ty
ə-ˌri-jə-ˈna-lə-tē 
1
: the quality or state of being original
2
: freshness of aspect, design, or style
3
: the power of independent thought or constructive imagination
Examples of originality in a Sentence
Critics have praised the movie's startling originality.
I was amazed by the originality of her ideas.
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Comedian Jamie Kennedy loves Los Angeles, but thinks Hollywood has traded in originality and movie-star mystique for ideology and influencers.
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Max Bacall , Nikos Degruccio, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
Your originality has more room when daily life supports it.
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That finding raises important questions about originality, exploration, and critical thinking in environments where employees increasingly rely on similar tools trained on similar datasets.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
This proof might be the highest-profile math result that explicitly cites the use of an LLM—but the artificial intelligence’s work ultimately wasn’t used, and its originality is impossible to determine.
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Max Bacall , Nikos Degruccio, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
Your originality has more room when daily life supports it.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2026
That finding raises important questions about originality, exploration, and critical thinking in environments where employees increasingly rely on similar tools trained on similar datasets.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
This proof might be the highest-profile math result that explicitly cites the use of an LLM—but the artificial intelligence’s work ultimately wasn’t used, and its originality is impossible to determine.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for originality
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“Originality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/originality. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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originality
noun
orig·i·nal·i·ty
ə-ˌrij-ə-ˈnal-ət-ē
1
: the quality or state of being original : freshness
the originality of an idea
2
: the power or ability to think, act, or do something in new ways : creativity
an artist of great originality
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