originality
n.the quality of being new, interesting, and different from anything else. You use this to describe someone who has fresh ideas instead of just copying others.
n.the ability to think independently or creatively; the quality of being novel or unusual. Often used to evaluate artistic or intellectual work.
“The judges praised the originality of her design.”
“While the plot follows a familiar pattern, the film's originality lies in its unique visual style and character development.”
“Critics often debate whether true originality is possible in the modern era, or if every creative act is merely a sophisticated rearrangement of existing cultural fragments.”
Uncountable when referring to the abstract quality; rarely used in the plural.
“Matthijs Jansen, University of Göttingen, and co-leader of the study, highlights the originality of the team's approach: "We introduce two powerful new concepts.”
“When she first arrived in New York in the late 1950s, critics and fellow artists praised her originality.”
From French originalité. By surface analysis, original + -ity.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.