Originality means something different to everyone. Some people gave very interesting answers; some of the answers are very funny. I can see that many people had difficulties in giving definition of originality. I categorised all answers into 5 groups: uniqueness (unique, different, unusual, extraordinary, not a copy/standard), novelty (something never seen/done, new, fresh, first, innovative), individuality (being yourself, own style, personal, individual), normality and other (the beginning of something, real, no such a thing).
Here are the most often used words to define originality: |
| noun |
|
verb |
|
adjective |
|
adverb |
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something
idea
someone
style
thing
person |
42
7
6
6
5
5 |
think
being
be
has
been
done |
16
14
9
8
7
5 |
original
normal
different
new
unique
your
same
first
yourself |
15
10
10
9
9
7
6
5
5 |
before
never |
8
5 |
The most interesting answers I marked with  |
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